CogWork vs The Events Calendar

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

Health B81

Health A92

Active-install trajectory

The Events Calendar moved down one install band, 700K+ to 600K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	CogWork	The Events Calendar
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	600K–700K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-14%
Overall health	B · 81	A · 92 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	90/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	94/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	3	2,462 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago	6d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	162	1.1M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.7% ✓	0.7%
Category	Booking & Events	Booking & Events

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

Release activity

CogWorkThe Events Calendar

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.