Writing Tools for the Block Editor vs Classic Editor

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

Health B80

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Classic Editor moved down one install band, 9M+ to 8M+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Writing Tools for the Block Editor	Classic Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	8M–9M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-11% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	96/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.89★ ✓
Reviews	0	1,247 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	83/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	4mo ago
Downloads · 30d	52	745.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	8.6% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Writing Tools for the Block EditorClassic Editor

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.