Rich Text Extension vs Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg

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

Health D41

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg moved down one install band, 4K+ to 3K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Rich Text Extension	Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	—	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.46★ ✓
Reviews	0	20 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	41/100	45/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	5.2y ago ✓	7.6y ago
Downloads · 30d	47	248 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	8.4% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Rich Text ExtensionAdvanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg

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.