Simple HTML Rich Text for Block Editor vs Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg

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

Simple HTML Rich Text for Block Editor

by laurencebahiirwa

Health D45

Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg

by Ella Van Durpe

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Simple HTML Rich Text for Block Editor Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg

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	Simple HTML Rich Text for Block Editor	Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	D · 45	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	5/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.46★ ✓
Reviews	1	20 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	49/100 ✓	45/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	3.5y ago ✓	7.5y ago
Downloads · 30d	75	255 ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Simple HTML Rich Text for Block Editor Advanced 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.