Documents Shortcode vs AAM Protected Media Files

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

Documents Shortcode

by Dougal Campbell

Health D45

AAM Protected Media Files

by AAM Plugin

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

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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	Documents Shortcode	AAM Protected Media Files
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	500–600 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	-17% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	B · 79 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	86/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	1	2 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	85/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.2y ago	7mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	87	331 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.2%	2.6% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Media

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

Release activity

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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.