Form Block vs Classic Editor

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

Health A86

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Form Block moved up one install band, 200+ to 300+; 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	Form Block	Classic Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	8M–9M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+50% ✓	-11%
Overall health	A · 86	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	91/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	5	1,251 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	83/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago ✓	5mo ago
Downloads · 30d	613	791.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.5%	8.5% ✓
Category	Forms	Blocks

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

Release activity

Form BlockClassic 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.