Google Photos embed vs Embedly

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

Health D43

Health B71

Active-install trajectory

Google Photos embed moved down one install band, 700+ to 600+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Google Photos embed	Embedly
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 43	B · 71 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	77/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	70/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.8★ ✓	3.6★
Reviews	9	20 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	86/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.2y ago	9mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	201	542 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.0% ✓	1.0%
Category	Uncategorized	Media

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

Release activity

Google Photos embedEmbedly

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.