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Widgets for Google Reviews and Ratings vs Widget for Google Reviews

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

Widgets for Google Reviews and Ratings is the safest pick: health B · 84 against 76 for Widget for Google Reviews, led by stronger maintenance.

Active-install trajectory

Widgets for Google Reviews and Ratings moved up one install band, 2K+ to 3K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Widgets for Google Reviews and Ratings Widget for Google Reviews
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 3K–4K ✓ 1K–2K
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. 2K+ → 3K+ ✓ Stable
Overall health B · 84 ✓ B · 76
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 100/100 ✓ 76/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 76/100 81/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.0★ 4.2★ ✓
Reviews 10 ✓ 5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 91/100 ✓ 83/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated 1mo ago ✓ 9mo ago
Downloads, last 30d 3K ✓ 523
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower. +69% +41%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 11% ✓ 3.8%
Category Uncategorized Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Widgets for Google Reviews and RatingsWidget for Google Reviews

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.