Disable Drop Cap vs Classic Widgets

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

Health D47

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Disable Drop Cap	Classic Widgets
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	2M–3M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 47	B · 78 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	10/100	67/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	1	272 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	52/100	76/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.9y ago	11mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	98	66.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.4%	26% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Disable Drop CapClassic Widgets

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.