The Image Widget vs Simple Image Widget

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

Health D47

Health C67

Active-install trajectory

The Image Widget moved down one install band, 90+ to 80+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	The Image Widget	Simple Image Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	C · 67 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	8/100	49/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	1	39 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	49/100	79/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.0y ago	1.3y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	79	739 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.6% ✓	1.2%
Category	Admin & Utilities	Media

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

Release activity

The Image WidgetSimple Image Widget

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.