Simple Popup Block vs Modal Guten Block

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

Simple Popup Block

by CodeManas

Health C64

Modal Guten Block

by merbmerb

Health D53

Active-install trajectory

Simple Popup Block Modal Guten 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	Simple Popup Block	Modal Guten Block
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-33%
Overall health	C · 64 ✓	D · 53
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	47/100 ✓	10/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★	4.55★ ✓
Reviews	4	24 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	63/100	63/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	1.4y ago ✓	2.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	170	648 ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Simple Popup Block Modal Guten 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.