Universal Blocks vs Kadence Blocks

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

Health D52

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Universal Blocks	Kadence Blocks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	600K–700K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	30/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	65/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.78★ ✓
Reviews	0	332 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	70/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.9y ago	2d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	168	864.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	1.5% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Universal BlocksKadence 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.