Document Gallery vs PDF Embedder

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

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Document Gallery moved down one install band, 9K+ to 8K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Document Gallery	PDF Embedder
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	8K–9K	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 90	A · 90
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	93/100	93/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.67★	4.70★ ✓
Reviews	112	529 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	84/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5d ago ✓	3mo ago
Downloads · 30d	3.3K	42.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.4%	5.3% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Blocks

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

Release activity

Document GalleryPDF Embedder

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.