Formatting Extender vs Classic Editor

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

Formatting Extender

by Gaurav Tiwari

Health B80

Classic Editor

by WordPress.org

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Formatting Extender	Classic Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	8M–9M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-11% ✓
Overall health	B · 80	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	89/100	99/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.89★ ✓
Reviews	2	1,246 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	83/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6mo ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	37	817.8K ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Formatting Extender Classic 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.