Drop it vs Classic Editor

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

Drop it

by Riad Benguella

Health D46

Classic Editor

by WordPress.org

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Drop itClassic Editor

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	Drop it	Classic Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	8M–9M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	-11% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	91/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.16★	4.89★ ✓
Reviews	6	1,251 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.2y ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	67	777.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.8%	8.5% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Drop itClassic Editor

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.