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Easy Image Filters vs GL Import External Images

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

GL Import External Images is the safest pick: health C · 57 against 51 for Easy Image Filters, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

Easy Image Filters moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+; GL Import External Images moved down one install band, 800+ to 700+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Easy Image Filters	GL Import External Images
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	700–800 ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	-25%	800+ → 700+ ✓
Overall health	D · 51	C · 57 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	16/100	27/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	2	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	55/100	64/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.5y ago	1.9y ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	132	243 ✓
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.	+17%	+39%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.1%	8.5% ✓
Category	Search	Content & Feeds

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

Release activity

Easy Image FiltersGL Import External Images

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.