External URL Featured Image vs WP Autoset Featured Image Plus

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

External URL Featured Image

by jmarreros

Health D44

WP Autoset Featured Image Plus

by lucia.intelisano

Health D43

Active-install trajectory

External URL Featured Image WP Autoset Featured Image Plus

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 Featured Image	WP Autoset Featured Image Plus
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400 ✓	100–200
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 44 ✓	D · 43
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100 ✓	70/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.89★ ✓	3.82★
Reviews	8 ✓	6
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100 ✓	38/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	5.9y ago ✓	11.0y ago
Downloads · 30d	99 ✓	64
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

External URL Featured Image WP Autoset Featured Image Plus

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.