Extra Shortcodes vs Category Archives Block

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

Extra Shortcodes

by webvitalii

Health D46

Category Archives Block

by Daniel Floeter

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

Extra Shortcodes Category Archives Block

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	Extra Shortcodes	Category Archives Block
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	900–1K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 46	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	6/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	75/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.99★ ✓	3.99★
Reviews	10 ✓	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	54/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.4y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	141	184 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Blocks

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

Release activity

Extra Shortcodes Category Archives Block

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.