Per Page Widgets vs Essential Widgets

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

Per Page Widgets

by Internet123

Health D45

Essential Widgets

by Catch Themes

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Per Page Widgets Essential Widgets

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	Per Page Widgets	Essential Widgets
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.99★ ✓	3.84★
Reviews	5 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	14.2y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	80	2.4K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Per Page Widgets Essential 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.