Headless Mode vs WPGatsby

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

Headless Mode

by Ben Meredith

Health C55

WPGatsby

by lightstrike

Health D48

Active-install trajectory

Headless Mode WPGatsby

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	Headless Mode	WPGatsby
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 55 ✓	D · 48
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	23/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.27★	4.34★ ✓
Reviews	6	8 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	65/100 ✓	49/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	2.1y ago ✓	4.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	389	728 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Headless Mode WPGatsby

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.