WpRedesigned vs Add Admin CSS

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

WpRedesigned

by wpmagg

Health D46

Add Admin CSS

by Scott Reilly

Health B77

Active-install trajectory

WpRedesignedAdd Admin CSS

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	WpRedesigned	Add Admin CSS
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+50% ✓	0%
Overall health	D · 46	B · 77 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	67/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	8	35 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	7.4y ago	11mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	309	1.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	34% ✓	6.8%
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

WpRedesignedAdd Admin CSS

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.