Pattern Wrangler vs Pattern Manager

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

Health A86

Health D49

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 Wrangler	Pattern Manager
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.	+33% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	D · 49
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	8/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	81/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.2★
Reviews	5	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100 ✓	52/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	12d ago ✓	3.0y ago
Downloads · 30d	407	935 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.9% ✓	0.9%
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Pattern WranglerPattern Manager

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.