Image Effects vs Spectra Legacy

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

Health B73

Health A92

Active-install trajectory

Image Effects moved down one install band, 80+ to 70+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Image Effects	Spectra Legacy
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 92 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	82/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	79/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	0	1,872 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	79/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8mo ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	94	585.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.7% ✓	2.3%
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Image EffectsSpectra Legacy

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.