Post Layouts vs Advanced Blog Post Block

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

Post Layouts

by Alkesh Miyani

Health B84

Advanced Blog Post Block

by Best WP Developer

Health D53

Active-install trajectory

Post LayoutsAdvanced Blog Post Block

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	Post Layouts	Advanced Blog Post Block
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	900–1K ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-55%	-50% ✓
Overall health	B · 84 ✓	D · 53
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	25/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	4 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	60/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago ✓	2.0y ago
Downloads · 30d	691 ✓	68
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.8% ✓	0.5%
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Post LayoutsAdvanced Blog Post Block

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.