Awesome Featured Post Widget vs Custom Recent Posts Widget

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

Health D46

Health D48

Active-install trajectory

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	Awesome Featured Post Widget	Custom Recent Posts Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 46	D · 48 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	3	9 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	44/100 ✓	39/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	9.6y ago	8.9y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	43	249 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	1.9% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Awesome Featured Post WidgetCustom Recent Posts 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.