Widget Icon vs Restrict Widgets

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

Widget Icon

by dFactory

Health D49

Restrict Widgets

by dFactory

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Widget Icon Restrict Widgets

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 Icon	Restrict Widgets
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	700–800	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 49	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.43★	4.56★ ✓
Reviews	13	36 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	46/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	12.7y ago	8.8y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	87	344 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Widget Icon Restrict Widgets

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.