PHP Code Widget vs Code Widget

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

PHP Code Widget

by Samuel Wood (Otto)

Health D50

Code Widget

by Sharaz Shahid

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

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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	PHP Code Widget	Code Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70K–80K ✓	4K–5K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-22%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 50	D · 51 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.56★	4.63★ ✓
Reviews	61 ✓	35
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	51/100	57/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	4.4y ago	4.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.1K ✓	201
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

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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.