Editorial Workflow Manager vs Classic Editor

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

Editorial Workflow Manager

by vzisis

Health B80

Classic Editor

by WordPress.org

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Editorial Workflow ManagerClassic 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	Editorial Workflow Manager	Classic Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	8M–9M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	-11%
Overall health	—	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	91/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.89★ ✓
Reviews	0	1,251 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	83/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7d ago ✓	5mo ago
Downloads · 30d	420	796.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.1%	8.5% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Editorial Workflow ManagerClassic 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.