Event Block vs Spiffy Calendar

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

Event Block

by Automattic

Health D49

Spiffy Calendar

by Spiffy Plugins

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Event Block Spiffy Calendar

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	Event Block	Spiffy Calendar
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-33%
Overall health	D · 49	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	11/100	94/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.66★ ✓
Reviews	2	38 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	54/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.8y ago	4mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	344	531 ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Event Block Spiffy Calendar

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.