Image Display Control vs WP SmartCrop

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

Image Display Control

by Aurelien Lourot

Health D43

WP SmartCrop

by Bytes.co

Health D52

Active-install trajectory

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

Metric	Image Display Control	WP SmartCrop
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 43	D · 52 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	7/100	26/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	70/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	3.80★ ✓
Reviews	0	9 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	52/100	54/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.2y ago	2.0y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	23	2.4K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Image Display Control WP SmartCrop

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.