Custom post types, Custom Fields & more vs Meta Box

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

Custom post types, Custom Fields & more

by TotalPress.org

Health B72

Meta Box

by Meta Box

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Custom post types, Custom Fields & more Meta Box

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	Custom post types, Custom Fields & more	Meta Box
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	500K–600K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 72	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	59/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.45★	4.76★ ✓
Reviews	56	165 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	87/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.1y ago	12d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	389	334.2K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Custom post types, Custom Fields & more Meta Box

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.