Carve Markup vs Preserved HTML Editor Markup Plus

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

Carve Markup

by markmarkmark

Health B80

Preserved HTML Editor Markup Plus

by J-Ro

Health D46

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Carve Markup	Preserved HTML Editor Markup Plus
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-25% ✓
Overall health	B · 80 ✓	D · 46
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.12★ ✓
Reviews	0	36 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	47/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	5d ago ✓	6.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	131	315 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Carve Markup Preserved HTML Editor Markup Plus

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.