Multiple Category Selection Widget vs Search & Filter

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

Health C69

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Multiple Category Selection Widget moved down one install band, 200+ to 100+; Search & Filter moved down one install band, 50K+ to 40K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Multiple Category Selection Widget	Search & Filter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	-20% ✓
Overall health	C · 69	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	78/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	58/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.3★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	14	175 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	85/100 ✓	83/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8mo ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	150	6.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.1%	4.1% ✓
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

Multiple Category Selection WidgetSearch & Filter

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.