Display Categories Widget vs Flexible Posts Widget

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

Display Categories Widget

by iteamweb

Health D50

Flexible Posts Widget

by DaveE

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

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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	Display Categories Widget	Flexible Posts Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	7K–8K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	-13% ✓
Overall health	D · 50	D · 50
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	89/100	89/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.51★ ✓	4.50★
Reviews	25	57 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	48/100 ✓	46/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	6.8y ago ✓	8.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	270	444 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

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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.