Dev Content Blocks vs Blocks

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

Dev Content Blocks

by Allon Sacks

Health D45

Blocks

by Renzo Johnson

Health B77

Active-install trajectory

Dev Content Blocks Blocks

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	Dev Content Blocks	Blocks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	600–700 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	-14% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	B · 77 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	57/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★ ✓	3.28★
Reviews	1	5 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	7.7y ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	67	831 ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Dev Content Blocks Blocks

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.