HTML Block with Highlighting vs Preserved HTML Editor Markup Plus

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

HTML Block with Highlighting

by cssdaily

Health D41

Preserved HTML Editor Markup Plus

by J-Ro

Health D46

Active-install trajectory

HTML Block with Highlighting Preserved HTML Editor Markup Plus

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	HTML Block with Highlighting	Preserved HTML Editor Markup Plus
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	D · 41	D · 46 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.12★ ✓
Reviews	0	36 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	47/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	6.4y ago ✓	6.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	49	318 ✓
Category	Blocks	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

HTML Block with Highlighting Preserved HTML Editor Markup Plus

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.