Custom Category Image vs Categories Images

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

Health B84

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Custom Category Image moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Custom Category Image	Categories Images
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	50K–60K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 84	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	2	86 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	85/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	10d ago ✓	22d ago
Downloads · 30d	338	22.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.9% ✓	5.1%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Custom Category ImageCategories Images

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.