WPCore Plugin Manager vs MainWP Child

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health A89

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

WPCore Plugin Manager moved down one install band, 10K+ to 9K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WPCore Plugin Manager	MainWP Child
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	9K–10K	700K–800K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 89	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.54★	4.80★ ✓
Reviews	32	71 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	yesterday ✓	2d ago
Downloads · 30d	5.6K	1.8M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.0% ✓	1.4%
Category	Uncategorized	Security

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

WPCore Plugin ManagerMainWP Child

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.