Dynamic Widgets vs Widget Context

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

Health A90

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Widget Context 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	Dynamic Widgets	Widget Context
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	A · 88
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100 ✓	88/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.6★ ✓	4.5★
Reviews	109 ✓	98
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	83/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	13d ago ✓	25d ago
Downloads · 30d	2K	28.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.0%	2.9% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Dynamic WidgetsWidget Context

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.