Default Post Author vs GenerateBlocks

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

Health B84

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Default Post Author moved up one install band, 900+ to 1K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Default Post Author	GenerateBlocks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+11% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 84	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	2	122 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	21d ago	21d ago
Downloads · 30d	1.1K	150.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	12% ✓	5.0%
Category	Uncategorized	Blocks

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

Release activity

Default Post AuthorGenerateBlocks

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.