Widget CSS Classes vs Widget Classes

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

Widget CSS Classes

by Jory Hogeveen

Health C64

Widget Classes

by aizatto

Health D45

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	Widget CSS Classes	Widget Classes
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80K–90K ✓	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 64 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	32/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	95/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.78★ ✓	3.98★
Reviews	74 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	80/100 ✓	34/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	1.8y ago ✓	16.2y ago
Downloads · 30d	1.8K ✓	138
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

✓ 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.