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Download List Block with Icons vs JS Archive List

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

Download List Block with Icons is the safest pick: health A · 87 against 82 for JS Archive List, led by stronger maintenance.

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	Download List Block with Icons	JS Archive List
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	3K–4K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	B · 82
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	83/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	7	45 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	13d ago ✓	7mo ago
Downloads, last 30d	1.1K ✓	832
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+221%	+3%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.4%	2.4% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Download List Block with IconsJS Archive List

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.