Content Anchor Links vs Hyperlink Group Block

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

Content Anchor Links

by Roland Barker

Health D44

Hyperlink Group Block

by Daniel Floeter

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Content Anchor Links Hyperlink Group 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	Content Anchor Links	Hyperlink Group Block
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	7K–8K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+17% ✓
Overall health	D · 44	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	77/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.87★	4.07★ ✓
Reviews	5	13 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	31/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	5.7y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	130	987 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Blocks

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

Release activity

Content Anchor Links Hyperlink Group 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.