Widgetize Pages Light vs Widgets on Pages

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

Widgetize Pages Light

by OTWthemes

Health D46

Widgets on Pages

by toddhalfpenny

Health C62

Active-install trajectory

Widgetize Pages Light Widgets on Pages

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	Widgetize Pages Light	Widgets on Pages
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 46	C · 62 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	31/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.13★	4.68★ ✓
Reviews	32	161 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	54/100	68/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.3y ago	1.8y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	561	763 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Widgetize Pages Light Widgets on Pages

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.