CFS Options Screens vs CMB2

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

CFS Options Screens

by Jon Christopher

Health D45

CMB2

by Justin Sternberg

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

CFS Options Screens CMB2

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	CFS Options Screens	CMB2
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	0%
Overall health	D · 45	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.83★ ✓
Reviews	2	91 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	46/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.6y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	72	36.9K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Forms

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

Release activity

CFS Options Screens CMB2

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.