GutenWise vs Block Designer

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

Health B74

Health B72

Active-install trajectory

GutenWise moved down one install band, 20+ to 10+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	GutenWise	Block Designer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	100–200 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	B · 72 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	84/100 ✓	66/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	0	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	84/100 ✓	67/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7mo ago ✓	11mo ago
Downloads · 30d	46	153 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	1.3% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

GutenWiseBlock Designer

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.