Locus vs Essential Widgets

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

Health D45

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

Locus moved up one install band, 30+ to 40+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Locus	Essential Widgets
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+33% ✓	0%
Overall health	D · 45	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	94/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★ ✓	3.84★
Reviews	1	2 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	12.6y ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	55	2.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	1.9% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

LocusEssential Widgets

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.