Editorial Workflow Manager vs Edit Flow

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

Editorial Workflow Manager

by vzisis

Health B80

Edit Flow

by Automattic

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Editorial Workflow Manager Edit Flow

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	Edit Flow
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+567% ✓	-20%
Overall health	B · 80	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.11★ ✓
Reviews	0	50 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	23d ago	13d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	161	5.4K ✓
Category	Blocks	Booking & Events

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

Release activity

Editorial Workflow Manager Edit Flow

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.