Image and Media Byline Credits vs Media Credit

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

Image and Media Byline Credits

by devbackroom

Health C59

Media Credit

by pepe

Health D48

Active-install trajectory

Image and Media Byline Credits Media Credit

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	Image and Media Byline Credits	Media Credit
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	900–1K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	C · 59 ✓	D · 48
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	40/100 ✓	6/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	81/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.22★ ✓
Reviews	1	19 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	73/100 ✓	58/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	1.5y ago ✓	3.4y ago
Downloads · 30d	37	413 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Media

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

Release activity

Image and Media Byline Credits Media Credit

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.