HW Image Widget vs Image Widget

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

HW Image Widget

by Håkan Wennerberg

Health D46

Image Widget

by rbplugins

Health C68

Active-install trajectory

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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	HW Image Widget	Image Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	D · 46	C · 68 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	66/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100 ✓	69/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.15★ ✓	3.77★
Reviews	14 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	81/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.8y ago	11mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	160	399 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	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.