WordPress plugin comparison
Clean My Archives vs Custom Query Blocks
Clean My Archives
by Justin Tadlock
800+ installs5.0
Custom Query Blocks
by Ronald Huereca
700+ installs4.6
At a glance
- Clean My Archives has more active installs: 800+, against 700+ for Custom Query Blocks.
- On a typical day, Custom Query Blocks is downloaded about 25 times, Clean My Archives about 7.
- Clean My Archives is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.6 from 25 reviews.
- Custom Query Blocks was updated more recently: Oct 9, 2026, against Sep 30, 2017 for Clean My Archives.
- Custom Query Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Clean My Archives.
- Clean My Archives has been around longer: since 2010, against 2018 for Custom Query Blocks.
Line by line
Custom Query Blocks leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Clean My Archives | Custom Query Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,522 | #7,829 |
| Active installs | 800+ | 700+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 163 | 732 |
| Rating | 5.0(12) | 4.6(25) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.8.34 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.57 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | 7.2 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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