Gutentools vs Gutenberg Essential Blocks

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

Health A86

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Gutenberg Essential Blocks moved down one install band, 200K+ to 100K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Gutentools	Gutenberg Essential Blocks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-50%
Overall health	A · 86	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	4	216 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.2K	332.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	8.4% ✓	1.0%
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

GutentoolsGutenberg Essential Blocks

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.