Fatso vs Classic Editor

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

Health C61

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Classic Editor moved down one install band, 9M+ to 8M+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Fatso	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.	0% ✓	-11%
Overall health	C · 61	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	45/100	91/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	1	1,251 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	67/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.4y ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	94	791.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.7%	8.5% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

FatsoClassic 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.