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Scheduled Announcements Widget vs Horizontal scrolling announcements
Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.
Active-install trajectory
Scheduled Announcements Widget Horizontal scrolling announcements
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 | Scheduled Announcements Widget | Horizontal scrolling announcements |
|---|---|---|
| Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. | 100–200 | 8K–9K ✓ |
| Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. | 0% ✓ | -11% |
| Overall health | D · 45 | B · 80 ✓ |
| Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. | 6/100 | 100/100 ✓ |
| Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. | 71/100 ✓ | 64/100 |
| Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. | 70/100 | 70/100 |
| Rating (adjusted) | 3.87★ ✓ | 3.58★ |
| Reviews | 5 | 10 ✓ |
| Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. | 47/100 | 83/100 ✓ |
| Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. | Elevated | Low ✓ |
| Last updated | 3.5y ago | 2mo ago ✓ |
| Downloads · 30d | 111 | 1.1K ✓ |
| Category | Uncategorized | Uncategorized |
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
Scheduled Announcements Widget Horizontal scrolling announcements
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.