Kadence Starter Templates vs Extendify

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

Health A85

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Kadence Starter Templates moved down one install band, 300K+ to 200K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Kadence Starter Templates	Extendify
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200K–300K	500K–600K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 85	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	19 ✓	10
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	74/100	78/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	12d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	33.4K	669.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.9%	2.9% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Kadence Starter TemplatesExtendify

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.