Disable Search vs Classic Widgets

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

Health C62

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

Disable Search moved down one install band, 40K+ to 30K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Disable Search	Classic Widgets
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30K–40K	2M–3M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 62	B · 78 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	38/100	67/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	16	272 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	69/100	76/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.6y ago	11mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	2.9K	66.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	6.9%	26% ✓
Category	Search	Blocks

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

Release activity

Disable SearchClassic 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.