Classic Menu Block vs Breadcrumb Block

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

Classic Menu Block

by Jonny Harris

Health D51

Breadcrumb Block

by Phi Phan

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Classic Menu Block Breadcrumb Block

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 Menu Block	Breadcrumb Block
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	8K–9K ✓	3K–4K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	+50% ✓
Overall health	D · 51	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	19/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.99★	4.49★ ✓
Reviews	2	14 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	58/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.3y ago	13d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	393	781 ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Classic Menu Block Breadcrumb Block

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.