Default Featured Image vs Phoenix Media Rename

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

Default Featured Image

by Jan-Willem

Health A90

Phoenix Media Rename

by crossi72

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Default Featured Image Phoenix Media Rename

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	Default Featured Image	Phoenix Media Rename
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60K–70K ✓	50K–60K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	A · 89
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	93/100 ✓	90/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.70★ ✓	4.57★
Reviews	68	75 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	77/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	3.7K	9.3K ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Default Featured Image Phoenix Media Rename

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.