Custom Mime Types vs Pro Mime Types

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

Custom Mime Types

by Jafran Hasan

Health C59

Pro Mime Types

by Sybre Waaijer

Health B71

Active-install trajectory

Custom Mime TypesPro Mime Types

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	Custom Mime Types	Pro Mime Types
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	B · 71 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	47/100	67/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	0	2 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	69/100	79/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.3y ago	11mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	53	628 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.0%	6.0% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Custom Mime TypesPro Mime Types

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.