Search Box vs Search Modal Block

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

Search Box

by HooThemes

Health D41

Search Modal Block

by philhoyt

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Search BoxSearch Modal 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	Search Box	Search Modal Block
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	70–80 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-38%	+17% ✓
Overall health	—	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	93/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	0	3 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	29/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	5.6y ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	74	139 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.1%	3.8% ✓
Category	Search	Blocks

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

Release activity

Search BoxSearch Modal 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.