Canonical Attachments vs Document Gallery

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

Health C64

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Document Gallery moved down one install band, 9K+ to 8K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Canonical Attachments	Document Gallery
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	8K–9K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-11%
Overall health	C · 64	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	54/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	3	112 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	72/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.2y ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	178	3.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.7% ✓	2.4%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Canonical AttachmentsDocument Gallery

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.