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Default Media Uploader View vs Media Deduper

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

Media Deduper is the safest pick: health C · 69 against 48 for Default Media Uploader View, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

Default Media Uploader View moved up one install band, 500+ to 600+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Default Media Uploader View	Media Deduper
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700	9K–10K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	+20% ✓	Stable
Overall health	D · 48	C · 69 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	66/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★ ✓	3.9★
Reviews	13	44 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	42/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	7.5y ago	11mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	190	2.2K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+39%	+45%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.7%	5.0% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Default Media Uploader ViewMedia Deduper

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.