Blocks vs Dev Content Blocks

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

Blocks

by Renzo Johnson

Health B77

Dev Content Blocks

by Allon Sacks

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

Blocks Dev Content Blocks

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	Blocks	Dev Content Blocks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700 ✓	200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14% ✓	-33%
Overall health	B · 77 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	57/100	74/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.28★	3.98★ ✓
Reviews	5 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	38/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	5d ago ✓	7.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	828 ✓	65
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Blocks Dev Content Blocks

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.