Classic Editor vs Advanced Editor Tools

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

Classic Editor

by WordPress.org

Health A92

Advanced Editor Tools

by Andrew Ozz

Health B75

Active-install trajectory

Classic Editor Advanced Editor Tools

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	Advanced Editor Tools
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	9M–10M ✓	1M–2M
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-50%
Overall health	A · 92 ✓	B · 75
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	77/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	98/100 ✓	89/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	53/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.89★ ✓	4.50★
Reviews	1,246 ✓	354
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	83/100	85/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	9mo ago
Downloads · 30d	851.5K ✓	42.5K
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Classic Editor Advanced Editor Tools

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.