FrontEdit vs Classic Editor

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

FrontEdit

by Pierce

Health B84

Classic Editor

by WordPress.org

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

FrontEdit Classic Editor

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	FrontEdit	Classic Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	9M–10M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+400% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 84 ✓	B · 79
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	18/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.89★ ✓
Reviews	2	1,244 ✓
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	4d ago ✓	2mo ago
Downloads · 30d	3K	1.1M ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

FrontEdit 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.