Scroll Text Widget vs Text Scroll Widget

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

Health D44

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

Scroll Text Widget moved down one install band, 200+ to 100+; Text Scroll Widget moved down one install band, 500+ to 400+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Scroll Text Widget	Text Scroll Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	400–500 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	-20% ✓
Overall health	D · 44	D · 45 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	5 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	44/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	11.8y ago	4.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	84	121 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	2.7% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Scroll Text WidgetText Scroll Widget

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.