HootKit vs SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle

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

Health A86

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

HootKit moved down one install band, 8K+ to 7K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	HootKit	SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	7K–8K	400K–500K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 86	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	22	134 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	93/100 ✓	91/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	23d ago	3d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.2K	238.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.8% ✓	0.8%
Category	Media	Blocks

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

Release activity

HootKitSiteOrigin Widgets Bundle

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.