Variable Font Sampler vs Font Type Tester

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

Variable Font Sampler

by DR ANIRBAN MITRA

Health C59

Font Type Tester

by DR ANIRBAN MITRA

Health C60

Active-install trajectory

Variable Font SamplerFont Type Tester

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	Variable Font Sampler	Font Type Tester
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	30–40 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+200% ✓
Overall health	—	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	48/100	50/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	—
Reviews	0	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	68/100	70/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.3y ago	1.3y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	48	75 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.7%	4.3% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ 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.