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Category Search Explorer vs Media Library Assistant

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

Media Library Assistant is the only plugin here with enough reviews to score.

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	Category Search Explorer	Media Library Assistant
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	70K–80K ✓
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 · 96 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	34/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	92/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	0	202 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	63/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.7y ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	42	68.7K ✓
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.	0%	+15%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.4%	2.4% ✓
Category	eCommerce	Media

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

Release activity

Category Search ExplorerMedia Library Assistant

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.