Design Blocks vs Spectra Legacy

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

Health B78

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Design Blocks	Spectra Legacy
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 78	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	87/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	62/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.69★ ✓
Reviews	1	1,870 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6mo ago	29d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	64	442.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	2.3% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Design BlocksSpectra Legacy

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.