HootKit vs SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle

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

HootKit

by wpHoot

Health A86

SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle

by Greg - SiteOrigin

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

HootKit SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle

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	HootKit	SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	8K–9K	400K–500K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	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 (adjusted)	4.23★	4.81★ ✓
Reviews	22	134 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	93/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago ✓	1mo ago
Downloads · 30d	1.2K	85.7K ✓
Category	Media	Blocks

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

Release activity

HootKit SiteOrigin 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.