Dynamic Year Block vs Current Year Shortcode

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

Dynamic Year Block

by Marcio Duarte

Health A87

Current Year Shortcode

by runthings.dev

Health C68

Active-install trajectory

Dynamic Year BlockCurrent Year Shortcode

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 Year Block	Current Year Shortcode
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K ✓	70–80
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+100% ✓
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	69/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (adjusted)	4.34★ ✓	—
Reviews	8 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	81/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	11mo ago
Downloads · 30d	649 ✓	80
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	8.9% ✓	7.3%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Dynamic Year BlockCurrent Year Shortcode

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.