Tweets Widget vs Customize Feeds for Twitter

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

Health D45

Health C66

Active-install trajectory

Customize Feeds for Twitter moved down one install band, 5K+ to 4K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Tweets Widget	Customize Feeds for Twitter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-20%
Overall health	D · 45	C · 66 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	53/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	77/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.09★ ✓
Reviews	1	18 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	82/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.1y ago	1.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	156	667 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	1.0% ✓
Category	Social	Social

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

Release activity

Tweets WidgetCustomize Feeds for Twitter

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.