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AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild vs ImageMagick Engine

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

AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild is the safest pick: health A · 90 against 86 for ImageMagick Engine, led by stronger rating quality.

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	AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild	ImageMagick Engine
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30K–40K	60K–70K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	A · 86
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	93/100 ✓	81/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.7★ ✓	4.2★
Reviews	90 ✓	16
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100 ✓	93/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	3mo ago
Downloads, last 30d	6.4K	20.7K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	-12%	-18%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.3%	4.1% ✓
Category	Performance	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

AJAX Thumbnail RebuildImageMagick Engine

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.