Contest Gallery vs SweepWidget

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

by Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer

Health A87

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

SweepWidget moved down one install band, 200+ to 100+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Contest Gallery	SweepWidget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	100–200
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-50%
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	B · 84
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	98/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	89 ✓	14
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	92/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	yesterday ✓	4mo ago
Downloads · 30d	5.3K ✓	305
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.2%	0.9% ✓
Category	Media	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Contest GallerySweepWidget

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.