Calendar vs FT Calendar

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

Calendar

by Kieran O'Shea

Health B81

FT Calendar

by Syed Balkhi

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Calendar FT Calendar

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	Calendar	FT Calendar
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K ✓	100–200
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 81 ✓	D · 41
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	98/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100 ✓	63/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.77★ ✓	3.52★
Reviews	24 ✓	7
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	93/100 ✓	40/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	4mo ago ✓	7.5y ago
Downloads · 30d	1.2K ✓	69
Category	Booking & Events	Booking & Events

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

Release activity

Calendar FT Calendar

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.