Convert to AVIF and Optimise vs Modern Image Formats

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

Convert to AVIF and Optimise

by Bicknell Digital

Health B70

Modern Image Formats

by WordPress Performance Team

Health B81

Active-install trajectory

Convert to AVIF and Optimise 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	Convert to AVIF and Optimise	Modern Image Formats
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 70	B · 81 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	72/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	67/100 ✓	66/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.68★ ✓	3.64★
Reviews	1	25 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	80/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	10mo ago	6d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	27	23.9K ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Convert to AVIF and Optimise 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.