WhatsOnInCapeTown Event Search Widget vs The Events Calendar

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

Health D45

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

The Events Calendar moved down one install band, 700K+ to 600K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WhatsOnInCapeTown Event Search Widget	The Events Calendar
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	600K–700K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-14% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	89/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.25★ ✓
Reviews	1	2,455 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	25/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	12.6y ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	17	1.4M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	0.7% ✓
Category	Booking & Events	Booking & Events

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

Release activity

WhatsOnInCapeTown Event Search WidgetThe 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.