External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail) vs Better REST API Featured Images

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

External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail)

by Puvox Software

Health C56

Better REST API Featured Images

by Braad

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail) Better REST API Featured Images

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	External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail)	Better REST API Featured Images
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-33%
Overall health	C · 56 ✓	D · 49
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	29/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.43★ ✓
Reviews	2	11 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	65/100 ✓	41/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	1.9y ago ✓	10.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	95	527 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail) Better REST API Featured 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.