Avif Express vs Modern Image Formats

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

Avif Express

by Pijush Gupta

Health C69

Modern Image Formats

by WordPress Performance Team

Health B81

Active-install trajectory

Avif Express Modern Image Formats

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Avif Express	Modern Image Formats
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 69	B · 81 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	67/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100 ✓	66/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.85★ ✓	3.64★
Reviews	9	25 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	79/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	11mo ago	3d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	736	25.0K ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Avif Express Modern Image Formats

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.