Classic Menu in Navigation Block vs Classic Menu Block

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

Classic Menu in Navigation Block

by WebMan Design | Oliver Juhas

Health B77

Classic Menu Block

by Jonny Harris

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

Classic Menu in Navigation Block Classic Menu 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 in Navigation Block	Classic Menu Block
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	8K–9K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	-11%
Overall health	B · 77 ✓	D · 51
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	77/100 ✓	19/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.27★ ✓	3.99★
Reviews	6 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	86/100 ✓	58/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	9mo ago ✓	2.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	1.3K ✓	397
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Classic Menu in Navigation Block Classic Menu 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.