Preserved HTML Editor Markup Plus vs Preserved HTML Editor Markup

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

Preserved HTML Editor Markup Plus

by J-Ro

Health D46

Preserved HTML Editor Markup

by MarcusPope

Health D52

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	Preserved HTML Editor Markup Plus	Preserved HTML Editor Markup
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K ✓	600–700
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	-14% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	D · 52 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★	4.72★ ✓
Reviews	36	42 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	47/100 ✓	45/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	6.7y ago ✓	8.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	321 ✓	123
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ 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.