Smart Post Block vs FancyPost

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

Health D54

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

Smart Post Block moved up one install band, 10+ to 20+; FancyPost moved down one install band, 600+ to 500+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Smart Post Block	FancyPost
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	500–600 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	-17%
Overall health	—	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	34/100	84/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	0	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	64/100	86/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.7y ago	7mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	81	293 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.8%	2.9% ✓
Category	Blocks	Page Builders

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

Release activity

Smart Post BlockFancyPost

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.