Responsive Navigation Block vs ShiftNav

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

Responsive Navigation Block

by David Smith

Health B72

ShiftNav

by sevenspark

Health B72

Active-install trajectory

Responsive Navigation Block ShiftNav

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	Responsive Navigation Block	ShiftNav
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 72	B · 72
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	66/100 ✓	59/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.22★	4.50★ ✓
Reviews	5	68 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	82/100	87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	11mo ago ✓	1.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	241	685 ✓
Category	Blocks	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Responsive Navigation Block ShiftNav

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.