Per Page Sidebars vs Essential Widgets

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

Health D45

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

Per Page Sidebars moved down one install band, 1K+ to 900+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Per Page Sidebars	Essential Widgets
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	900–1K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	93/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	3.8★
Reviews	10 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.6y ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	190	2.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.3%	1.9% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Per Page SidebarsEssential Widgets

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.