DX Delete Attached Media vs Autoremove Attachments

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

DX Delete Attached Media

by Mario Peshev

Health C55

Autoremove Attachments

by Polygon Themes

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

DX Delete Attached Media Autoremove Attachments

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	DX Delete Attached Media	Autoremove Attachments
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K ✓	3K–4K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 55	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	13/100	97/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	91/100 ✓	89/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.60★ ✓	4.51★
Reviews	28 ✓	15
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	61/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.7y ago	4mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	298	866 ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

DX Delete Attached Media Autoremove Attachments

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.