Classic Widgets with Block-based Widgets vs Classic Widgets

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

Classic Widgets with Block-based Widgets

by Sumit Singh

Health C59

Classic Widgets

by Tonya Mork

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Classic Widgets with Block-based Widgets 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 Widgets with Block-based Widgets	Classic Widgets
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	2M–3M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 59	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	46/100	76/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.84★ ✓
Reviews	0	272 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	73/100	80/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.4y ago	9mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	175	56.4K ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Classic Widgets with Block-based Widgets 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.