FOLDER TO CATEGORY LINK vs WP Media Categories

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

FOLDER TO CATEGORY LINK

by naimurhasanrwd

Health D41

WP Media Categories

by John James Jacoby

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	FOLDER TO CATEGORY LINK	WP Media Categories
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	800–900 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-11% ✓
Overall health	D · 41	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	91/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.15★ ✓
Reviews	0	7 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	61/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	6.0y ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	27	265 ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

FOLDER TO CATEGORY LINK WP Media Categories

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.