HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode) vs Simple Sitemap

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

HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode)

by Angelo Mandato

Health A86

Simple Sitemap

by David Gwyer

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode) Simple Sitemap

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 Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode)	Simple Sitemap
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K	60K–70K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-14%
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	B · 82
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.22★ ✓	3.87★
Reviews	24	72 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	95/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	3.8K	77.8K ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode) Simple Sitemap

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.