WP Better Calendar vs SpiceBox

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

Health D45

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	WP Better Calendar	SpiceBox
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 45	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★ ✓	3.86★
Reviews	2	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	73/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.6y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	27	2.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.7%	1.7% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

WP Better CalendarSpiceBox

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.