Forget About Shortcode Buttons vs CP Blocks

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

Forget About Shortcode Buttons

by Code Amp

Health C61

CP Blocks

by codepeople

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Forget About Shortcode Buttons CP Blocks

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	Forget About Shortcode Buttons	CP Blocks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K ✓	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 61	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	31/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100 ✓	87/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.55★ ✓	4.43★
Reviews	69 ✓	11
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	68/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.8y ago	15d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	698 ✓	304
Category	Uncategorized	Blocks

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

Release activity

Forget About Shortcode Buttons CP Blocks

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.