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Auto Rename Media On Upload vs MD5 Media Renamer

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

Auto Rename Media On Upload is the safest pick: health D · 51 against 46 for MD5 Media Renamer, led by lower removal risk.

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	Auto Rename Media On Upload	MD5 Media Renamer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	400–500 ✓
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	D · 51 ✓	D · 46
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	19/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	1	3 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	56/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	2.4y ago ✓	13.2y ago
Downloads, last 30d	136	148 ✓
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.	-6%	+32%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.8%	6.3% ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Auto Rename Media On UploadMD5 Media Renamer

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.