Dynamic Widgets vs Widget Context

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

Dynamic Widgets

by Kalmang

Health B84

Widget Context

by Kaspars

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Dynamic Widgets Widget Context

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	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	B · 84	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	85/100	98/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100 ✓	88/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.64★ ✓	4.47★
Reviews	109 ✓	97
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100	97/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7mo ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.3K	4.2K ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Dynamic Widgets Widget 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.