Block Pattern Builder vs Classic Editor

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

Health D49

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Block Pattern Builder moved down one install band, 600+ to 500+; Classic Editor moved down one install band, 9M+ to 8M+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Block Pattern Builder	Classic Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600	8M–9M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	-11% ✓
Overall health	D · 49	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	91/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.43★	4.89★ ✓
Reviews	13	1,251 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	6.2y ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	587	777.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.2%	8.5% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Block Pattern BuilderClassic 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.