Cat + Tag Filter vs Flexible Posts Widget

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

Health D45

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Flexible Posts Widget moved down one install band, 8K+ to 7K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Cat + Tag Filter	Flexible Posts Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	7K–8K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-13%
Overall health	D · 45	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	10	56 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	45/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	14.0y ago	8.9y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	97	648 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	3.2% ✓
Category	Search	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Cat + Tag FilterFlexible Posts Widget

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.