Simple Popup Block vs Modal Guten Block

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

Health C61

Health D52

Active-install trajectory

Modal Guten Block moved down one install band, 3K+ to 2K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

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 · 61 ✓	D · 52
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	39/100 ✓	8/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	4	24 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	57/100	58/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	1.5y ago ✓	3.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	277	841 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.9% ✓	4.4%
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Simple Popup BlockModal 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.