Query Loop Post Selector vs Spectra Legacy

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

Health A86

Health A92

Active-install trajectory

Query Loop Post Selector moved up one install band, 500+ to 600+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Query Loop Post Selector	Spectra Legacy
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+20% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 86	A · 92 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	79/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	5	1,872 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	86/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	353	585.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	8.2% ✓	2.3%
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Query Loop Post SelectorSpectra Legacy

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.