Block Manager vs Classic Editor +

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

Block Manager

by Darren Cooney

Health A85

Classic Editor +

by Pieter Bos

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Block ManagerClassic 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	Block Manager	Classic Editor +
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-40%
Overall health	A · 85	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	93/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	13	31 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	93/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago	11d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	3.2K	60.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.9%	4.0% ✓
Category	Blocks	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Block ManagerClassic 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.