Correct Audio/Video Uploads vs Disable Real MIME Check

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

Correct Audio/Video Uploads

by Sergey Biryukov

Health D41

Disable Real MIME Check

by Sergey Biryukov

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

Correct Audio/Video Uploads Disable Real MIME Check

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	Correct Audio/Video Uploads	Disable Real MIME Check
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+33% ✓	0%
Overall health	D · 41	D · 51 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.63★ ✓
Reviews	0	34 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	42/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	9.4y ago	8.8y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	59	433 ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Correct Audio/Video Uploads Disable Real MIME Check

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.