Contact Form 7 Syntax Highlighting vs HTML Editor for Contact Form 7

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

Health D47

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Contact Form 7 Syntax Highlighting	HTML Editor for Contact Form 7
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 47	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	6 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	41/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	6.5y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	284	654 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	12% ✓	7.2%
Category	Forms	Forms

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

Release activity

Contact Form 7 Syntax HighlightingHTML Editor for Contact Form 7

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.