Genesis Widget Column Classes vs Genesis Featured Page Advanced

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

Genesis Widget Column Classes

by Jory Hogeveen

Health C58

Genesis Featured Page Advanced

by Nick Diego

Health C59

Active-install trajectory

Genesis Widget Column Classes Genesis Featured Page Advanced

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	Genesis Widget Column Classes	Genesis Featured Page Advanced
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5K–6K	7K–8K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	-13% ✓
Overall health	C · 58	C · 59 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	31/100 ✓	22/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.14★	4.68★ ✓
Reviews	8	29 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	73/100 ✓	64/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	1.8y ago ✓	2.2y ago
Downloads · 30d	264 ✓	259
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Genesis Widget Column Classes Genesis Featured Page Advanced

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.