Smart WYSIWYG Blocks Of Content vs Widget Content Blocks

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

Smart WYSIWYG Blocks Of Content

by Coen Jacobs

Health D47

Widget Content Blocks

by Danny van Kooten

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Smart WYSIWYG Blocks Of Content Widget Content Blocks

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	Smart WYSIWYG Blocks Of Content	Widget Content Blocks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 47	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★	4.61★ ✓
Reviews	4	60 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	30/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.8y ago	9d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	130	1.3K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Smart WYSIWYG Blocks Of Content Widget Content 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.