Curated Query Loop vs Advanced Query Loop

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

Curated Query Loop

by psorensen

Health C67

Advanced Query Loop

by Ryan Welcher

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Curated Query LoopAdvanced Query Loop

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	Curated Query Loop	Advanced Query Loop
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	6K–7K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+20% ✓
Overall health	C · 67	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	60/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	1	30 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	66/100	86/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.0y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	66	13K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	3.9% ✓
Category	Blocks	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Curated Query LoopAdvanced Query Loop

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.