Custom Fields Checkout Block for WooCommerce vs Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooC
Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.
Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooC is the safest pick: health A · 89 against 80 for Custom Fields Checkout Block for WooCommerce, led by stronger rating quality.
Active-install trajectory
Custom Fields Checkout Block for WooCommerce moved up one install band, 20+ to 30+; Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooC moved down one install band, 90K+ to 80K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.
| Metric | Custom Fields Checkout Block for WooCommerce | Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooC |
|---|---|---|
| Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. | 30–40 | 80K–90K ✓ |
| Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. | 20+ → 30+ ✓ | 90K+ → 80K+ |
| Overall health | B · 80 | A · 89 ✓ |
| Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. | 97/100 | 100/100 ✓ |
| Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. | 68/100 | 89/100 ✓ |
| Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. | 70/100 | 70/100 |
| Rating (weighted for review count) | 3.8★ | 4.5★ ✓ |
| Reviews | 1 | 784 ✓ |
| Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. | 88/100 | 98/100 ✓ |
| Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. | Low | Low |
| Last updated | 4mo ago | 11d ago ✓ |
| Downloads, last 30d | 96 | 52.8K ✓ |
| Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower. | -29% | -21% |
| Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. | 2.2% ✓ | 1.2% |
| Category | eCommerce | eCommerce |
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
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.