Classic Widgets vs Classic Editor

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

Classic Widgets

by Tonya Mork

Health B82

Classic Editor

by WordPress.org

Health A92

Active-install trajectory

Classic Widgets Classic Editor

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 Widgets	Classic Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2M–3M	9M–10M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 82	A · 92 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	77/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	97/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.84★	4.89★ ✓
Reviews	272	1,246 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	81/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9mo ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	56.0K	851.5K ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Classic Widgets Classic Editor

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.