IDM Post Date Archive Link vs Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)

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

IDM Post Date Archive Link

by Ignazio Di Maio

Health B80

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)

by Johan van der Wijk

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	IDM Post Date Archive Link	Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 80	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.77★ ✓
Reviews	0	80 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9d ago ✓	1mo ago
Downloads · 30d	150	3.2K ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

IDM Post Date Archive Link Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)

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.