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JS Archive List vs Spectra Legacy

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

Spectra Legacy is the safest pick: health A · 92 against 82 for JS Archive List, led by stronger maintenance.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	JS Archive List	Spectra Legacy
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	1M–2M ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	B · 82	A · 92 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	83/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	79/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.6★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	45	1,872 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	93/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7mo ago	2d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	825	663K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+3%	+32%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.4% ✓	2.2%
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

JS Archive ListSpectra Legacy

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.