No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.
Metric
Author Avatars List/Block
Meks Smart Author Widget
Active installsModeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.
4K–5K
10K–20K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 monthsCompares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.
Stable
Stable
Overall health
A · 89 ✓
D · 53
MaintenanceHow recently the plugin was updated.
100/100 ✓
20/100
Rating qualityVolume-adjusted review quality.
90/100 ✓
79/100
SupportShare of forum threads marked resolved.
70/100
70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)
4.5★ ✓
4.1★
Reviews
32 ✓
8
Ranking optimizationHow well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.
97/100 ✓
60/100
Removal riskMaintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.
Low ✓
Elevated
Last updated
3mo ago ✓
2.3y ago
Downloads, last 30d
1.1K
1.3K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30dDips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.
+18%
+35%
Install conversionActive installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.
1.0%
2.3% ✓
Category
Blocks
Login & Users
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
Author Avatars List/BlockMeks Smart Author Widget
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.