Widget Options vs Classic Widgets with Block-based Widgets

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

Widget Options

by Marketing Fire

Health A93

Classic Widgets with Block-based Widgets

by Sumit Singh

Health C59

Active-install trajectory

Widget Options Classic Widgets with Block-based 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 Options	Classic Widgets with Block-based Widgets
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K ✓	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 93 ✓	C · 59
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	47/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	98/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	75/100 ✓	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.88★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	1,516 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	94/100 ✓	73/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	1.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	12.2K ✓	184
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Widget Options Classic Widgets with Block-based 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.