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The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block vs Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar

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

Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar and The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block are close on health (A · 91 vs A · 89). Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar has the stronger rating quality.

Active-install trajectory

The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block moved down one install band, 20K+ to 10K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block	Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K	10K–20K
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	-50%	Stable ✓
Overall health	A · 89	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	91/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.6★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	101	214 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	2d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	2.7K	12.1K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+23%	-45%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.3%	1.4% ✓
Category	Booking & Events	Booking & Events

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

Release activity

The Events Calendar Shortcode & BlockEvents Shortcodes For The Events Calendar

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.