Widgets for Google Reviews vs Rich Showcase for Google Reviews

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

Health A96

Health A99

Active-install trajectory

Widgets for Google Reviews moved up one install band, 900K+ to 1M+. 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	Rich Showcase for Google Reviews
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1M–2M ✓	100K–200K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+11% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 96	A · 99 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	97/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	88/100	100/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.9★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	2,669 ✓	1,625
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100	100/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7d ago ✓	16d ago
Downloads · 30d	507.4K ✓	235.3K
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.7% ✓	1.2%
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Widgets for Google ReviewsRich Showcase 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.