Advanced Link Block vs Hyperlink Group Block

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

Advanced Link Block

by Scerno

Health C56

Hyperlink Group Block

by Daniel Floeter

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Advanced Link BlockHyperlink Group Block

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	Advanced Link Block	Hyperlink Group Block
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	7K–8K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+25% ✓	+17%
Overall health	—	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	39/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	0	14 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	67/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.5y ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	110	3.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	8.1%	9.1% ✓
Category	Blocks	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Advanced Link BlockHyperlink Group Block

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.