Back to the Future vs Editorial Calendar
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Editorial Calendar ranks #1,368 on the popular list; Back to the Future is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Editorial Calendar has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 20K+ active installs against 20+ for Back to the Future. Downloads this week: Editorial Calendar 617 and Back to the Future 15. Ratings: Back to the Future 5★ from 1 and Editorial Calendar 4.9★ from 79 reviews.
| Metric | Back to the Future | Editorial Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #1,368 ▲ 2 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 15 | 617 |
| Rating | 5★ (1) | 4.9★ (79) |
| Last updated | Feb 5, 2015 | May 26, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0 | 3.9.4 |
| Best rank on record | #25,759 | #1,368 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2015 | Nov 2009 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Back to the Future or Editorial Calendar?
By active installs, Editorial Calendar: 20K+ sites run it against 20+ for Back to the Future, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 30, 2026.
Are Back to the Future or Editorial Calendar alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.