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

Health B70

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Featured Image	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 70	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	63/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	8	215 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	77/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	12mo ago	24d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	459	21K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.4%	2.7% ✓
Category	SEO	Admin & Utilities

✓ 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.