Category Posts Block vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

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

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Category Posts Block Recent Posts by Category Widget

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	Category Posts Block	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40K–50K ✓	4K–5K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 88 ✓	D · 48
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	83/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.44★ ✓	4.28★
Reviews	79 ✓	12
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	82/100 ✓	40/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	4d ago ✓	8.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	18.1K ✓	271
Category	Blocks	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Category Posts Block Recent Posts by Category 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.