jQuery UI Widgets vs Post UI Tabs

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

jQuery UI Widgets

by David Gwyer

Health A85

Post UI Tabs

by Mark / t31os

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

jQuery UI Widgets Post UI Tabs

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	jQuery UI Widgets	Post UI Tabs
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	400–500
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-20%
Overall health	A · 85 ✓	D · 50
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.15★	4.49★ ✓
Reviews	19 ✓	14
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	73/100 ✓	41/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	18d ago ✓	13.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	219 ✓	71
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

jQuery UI Widgets Post UI Tabs

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.