Consistency vs Classic Editor

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

Consistency

by Loïc Antignac

Health B72

Classic Editor

by WordPress.org

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

ConsistencyClassic 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	Consistency	Classic Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80	8M–9M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+40% ✓	-11%
Overall health	B · 72	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	69/100	91/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	2	1,251 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	66/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	10mo ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	126	791.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.3%	8.5% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

ConsistencyClassic 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.