Image grid with hover effects vs Responsive Image Maps

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

Image grid with hover effects

by Webgensis

Health D41

Responsive Image Maps

by Philip Newcomer

Health D52

Active-install trajectory

Image grid with hover effects Responsive Image Maps

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 grid with hover effects	Responsive Image Maps
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 41	D · 52 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.77★ ✓
Reviews	0	64 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	46/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	7.0y ago ✓	8.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	55	216 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Image grid with hover effects Responsive Image Maps

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.