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Review & testimonial widgets vs Testimonial

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

Testimonial is the safest pick: health B · 84 against 52 for Review & testimonial widgets, led by lower removal risk.

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	Review & testimonial widgets	Testimonial
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	50–60
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	+25% ✓
Overall health	D · 52	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	24/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.8★	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	2	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	60/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.1y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	349 ✓	164
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.	+32%	+25%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	7.1% ✓	0.3%
Category	Media	Media

✓ 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.