AddQuicktag vs TCD Classic Editor

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

AddQuicktag

by Frank Bueltge

Health D50

TCD Classic Editor

by DesignPlus

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

AddQuicktag TCD Classic Editor

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	AddQuicktag	TCD Classic Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K ✓	5K–6K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+67% ✓
Overall health	D · 50	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	89/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.51★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	44 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	52/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	5.3y ago	today ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.3K ✓	1.1K
Category	Uncategorized	Blocks

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

Release activity

AddQuicktag TCD Classic Editor

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.