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Block Metrics vs Counter Number Showcase, Fun Facts

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

Block Metrics is the safest pick: health B · 82 against 61 for Counter Number Showcase, Fun Facts, led by stronger maintenance.

Active-install trajectory

Block MetricsCounter Number Showcase, Fun Facts

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 Metrics	Counter Number Showcase, Fun Facts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	10K–20K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	+400% ✓	Stable
Overall health	B · 82 ✓	C · 61
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	94/100 ✓	29/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	2	190 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	87/100 ✓	72/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago ✓	1.9y ago
Downloads, last 30d	127	868 ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+32%	+31%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.0% ✓	2.7%
Category	Blocks	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Block MetricsCounter Number Showcase, Fun Facts

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.