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Front Page Builder vs Black Studio Homepage Builder for Genesis

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

Front Page Builder and Black Studio Homepage Builder for Genesis are close on health (D · 45 vs D · 45), with nothing separating them on the sub-scores.

Active-install trajectory

Front Page Builder moved down one install band, 60+ to 50+; Black Studio Homepage Builder for Genesis moved down one install band, 70+ to 60+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Front Page Builder Black Studio Homepage Builder for Genesis
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 50–60 60–70 ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. -17% 70+ → 60+ ✓
Overall health D · 45 D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 3/100 3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 74/100 74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.0★ 4.0★
Reviews 1 1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 33/100 44/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. High Elevated ✓
Last updated 8.4y ago 4.4y ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d 86 ✓ 82
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower. +23% +8%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 0.6% ✓ 0.3%
Category Page Builders Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Front Page BuilderBlack Studio Homepage Builder for Genesis

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.