MR.Utils vs Simple Alert Blocks

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

Health D51

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Simple Alert Blocks moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	MR.Utils	Simple Alert Blocks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	300–400 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-25% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	27/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.12★ ✓
Reviews	0	3 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	67/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.9y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	32	92 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	4.4% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

MR.UtilsSimple Alert Blocks

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.