f(x) Builder vs Kirki

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

Health D47

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

f(x) Builder moved down one install band, 30+ to 20+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	f(x) Builder	Kirki
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	500K–600K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.22★	4.42★ ✓
Reviews	5	81 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.2y ago	3d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	46	358.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	3.1% ✓
Category	Page Builders	Forms

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

Release activity

f(x) BuilderKirki

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.