Taxonomy List Widget vs Taxonomy Dropdown Widget

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

Taxonomy List Widget

by Erick Hitter

Health B77

Taxonomy Dropdown Widget

by Erick Hitter

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

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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	Taxonomy List Widget	Taxonomy Dropdown Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 77	B · 79 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	82/100	82/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100	81/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.08★	4.23★ ✓
Reviews	12 ✓	9
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100 ✓	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7mo ago	7mo ago
Downloads · 30d	213	226 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

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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.