Classic Editor + vs Classic Editor and Classic Widgets

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

Classic Editor +

by Pieter Bos

Health A90

Classic Editor and Classic Widgets

by WP Grim

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Classic Editor + Classic Editor and Classic Widgets

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	Classic Editor +	Classic Editor and Classic Widgets
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40K–50K ✓	20K–30K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	+100% ✓
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	A · 86
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100 ✓	81/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.62★ ✓	4.22★
Reviews	31 ✓	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	88/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9d ago	6d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	22.3K ✓	12.4K
Category	Uncategorized	Blocks

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

Release activity

Classic Editor + Classic Editor and Classic Widgets

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.