Custom Header Footer Scripts for Customizer vs HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter

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

Custom Header Footer Scripts for Customizer

by Rupok

Health D47

HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter

by Peter Mukhortov

Health D54

Active-install trajectory

Custom Header Footer Scripts for Customizer HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter

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 Header Footer Scripts for Customizer	HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	50K–60K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 47	D · 54 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	8/100	17/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.38★ ✓
Reviews	2	110 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	55/100	69/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	3.0y ago	2.5y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	169	1.2K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Custom Header Footer Scripts for Customizer HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter

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.