Display Remote Posts Block vs Spectra Legacy

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

Health B80

Health A92

Active-install trajectory

Display Remote Posts Block moved down one install band, 800+ to 700+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Display Remote Posts Block	Spectra Legacy
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	700–800	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 92 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	79/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	0	1,872 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	271	585.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.2% ✓	2.2%
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Display Remote Posts BlockSpectra Legacy

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.