Auto AnimateImage vs Smart Slider 3

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

Health D45

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Auto AnimateImage moved down one install band, 60+ to 50+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Auto AnimateImage	Smart Slider 3
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	800K–900K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	2	1,125 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	14.1y ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	204	375.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	3.2% ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Auto AnimateImageSmart Slider 3

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.