ZDN Adblock Detector vs Ads.txt Manager

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

ZDN Adblock Detector

by cuongquach

Health B79

Ads.txt Manager

by 10up

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

ZDN Adblock Detector Ads.txt Manager

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	ZDN Adblock Detector	Ads.txt Manager
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+11% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 79	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	87/100	93/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.09★	4.33★ ✓
Reviews	7	15 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	77/100	79/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6mo ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	131	15.3K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

ZDN Adblock Detector Ads.txt Manager

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.