Breadcrumb vs Breadcrumb NavXT

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

Breadcrumb

by PickPlugins

Health B79

Breadcrumb NavXT

by John Havlik

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

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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	Breadcrumb	Breadcrumb NavXT
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K	800K–900K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 79	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	78/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	86/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.41★	4.52★ ✓
Reviews	34	132 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	93/100 ✓	83/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8mo ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.1K	52.4K ✓
Category	eCommerce	Blocks

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

Release activity

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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.