Widgets Control vs Widget Context

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

Health B75

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Widget Context moved down one install band, 40K+ to 30K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Widgets Control	Widget Context
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	800–900	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	B · 75	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	69/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.36★	4.47★ ✓
Reviews	15	98 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	86/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	11mo ago	23d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	253	28.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.7%	2.9% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Widgets ControlWidget Context

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.