MCE SearchReplace Buttons vs Black Studio TinyMCE Widget

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

MCE SearchReplace Buttons

by tonykroben

Health D46

Black Studio TinyMCE Widget

by Black Studio

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

MCE SearchReplace ButtonsBlack Studio TinyMCE Widget

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	MCE SearchReplace Buttons	Black Studio TinyMCE Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+67% ✓	0%
Overall health	—	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	14/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	0	191 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	52/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.7y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	204	26.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.1%	1.8% ✓
Category	Search	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

MCE SearchReplace ButtonsBlack Studio TinyMCE 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.