Smart Post Grid Widget vs Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks

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

Health D41

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks moved down one install band, 40K+ to 30K+. 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 Grid Widget	Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-25% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.74★ ✓
Reviews	0	265 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.6y ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	15	88.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	1.0% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Blocks

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

Release activity

Smart Post Grid WidgetPost Grid Gutenberg Blocks

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.