Hide Block vs Spectra Legacy

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

Health D50

Health A92

Active-install trajectory

Hide Block moved down one install band, 800+ to 700+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Hide Block	Spectra Legacy
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	700–800	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 50	A · 92 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	15/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	75/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	79/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	7	1,872 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	56/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.6y ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	318	585.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.9% ✓	2.3%
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Hide BlockSpectra Legacy

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.