Flows vs Layout Grid Block

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

Flows

by Isabella Tech

Health D41

Layout Grid Block

by Automattic

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

FlowsLayout Grid 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	Flows	Layout Grid Block
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	D · 49 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	6/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	0	13 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100	52/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	4.4y ago	3.3y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	63	2.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.6%	97% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Blocks

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

Release activity

FlowsLayout Grid 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.