Publish to Schedule vs GenerateBlocks

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

Publish to Schedule

by alexbenfica

Health B76

GenerateBlocks

by Tom

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

Publish to Schedule GenerateBlocks

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	Publish to Schedule	GenerateBlocks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-40%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 76	B · 78 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	76/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	18/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.14★	4.77★ ✓
Reviews	23	122 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	84/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9mo ago	11d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.8K	178.3K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Blocks

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

Release activity

Publish to Schedule GenerateBlocks

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.