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Disable Media Sizes vs WP Image Size Limit

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

Disable Media Sizes is the safest pick: health A · 90 against 48 for WP Image Size Limit, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Disable Media Sizes	WP Image Size Limit
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	3K–4K
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	D · 48
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100 ✓	85/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.6★ ✓	4.4★
Reviews	23 ✓	17
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	yesterday ✓	8.9y ago
Downloads, last 30d	1.5K ✓	345
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.	+5%	+26%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	11% ✓	7.2%
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Disable Media SizesWP Image Size Limit

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.