Pattern Manager vs Pattern Wrangler

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

Health D49

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

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

Metric	Pattern Manager	Pattern Wrangler
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	400–500
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+33% ✓
Overall health	D · 49	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	8/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	81/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.22★	4.22★
Reviews	5	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	56/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.0y ago	10d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	888 ✓	410
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9%	3.9% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Pattern ManagerPattern Wrangler

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.