Remove Gutenberg vs Classic Editor

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

Health B82

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Remove Gutenberg moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+; Classic Editor moved down one install band, 9M+ to 8M+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Remove Gutenberg	Classic Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	8M–9M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	-11% ✓
Overall health	B · 82	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	91/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.8★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	2	1,251 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	83/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	5mo ago
Downloads · 30d	353	803.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.8%	8.5% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Remove GutenbergClassic Editor

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.