Typing Effect vs Typing Animation Block

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

Typing Effect

by 93digital

Health D50

Typing Animation Block

by middlewayapproach

Health D44

Active-install trajectory

Typing Effect Typing Animation 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	Typing Effect	Typing Animation Block
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 50 ✓	D · 44
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	11/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.15★ ✓	3.85★
Reviews	28 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	59/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	2.8y ago ✓	5.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	455 ✓	83
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Typing Effect Typing Animation 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.