Open Source Event Calendar vs Localendar Calendar for WordPress

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

Open Source Event Calendar

by digitaldonkey

Health B83

Localendar Calendar for WordPress

by Thomas Griffin

Health F38

Active-install trajectory

Open Source Event Calendar Localendar Calendar for WordPress

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	Open Source Event Calendar	Localendar Calendar for WordPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	300–400 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+400% ✓	-25%
Overall health	B · 83 ✓	F · 38
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	54/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★ ✓	3.15★
Reviews	1	19 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	43/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	6d ago ✓	7.5y ago
Downloads · 30d	323 ✓	126
Category	Booking & Events	Booking & Events

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

Release activity

Open Source Event Calendar Localendar Calendar for WordPress

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.