Question answer vs FAQ Block

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

Question answer

by mideal

Health D47

FAQ Block

by Jordy Meow

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

Question answer FAQ 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	Question answer	FAQ Block
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	500–600 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-17%
Overall health	D · 47	D · 51 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	10/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★	4.32★ ✓
Reviews	4	9 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	58/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	7.9y ago	2.9y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	89	125 ✓
Category	Chat & Support	Blocks

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

Release activity

Question answer FAQ 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.