Hover Highlights vs Ultimate Blocks

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

Health C59

Health A92

Active-install trajectory

Hover Highlights moved down one install band, 30+ to 20+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Hover Highlights	Ultimate Blocks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	50K–60K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 59	A · 92 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	38/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	2	729 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	68/100	84/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.6y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	57	10.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.3%	1.9% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Hover HighlightsUltimate Blocks

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.