Image Widget vs Newpost Catch

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

Image Widget

by Nexcess

Health A89

Newpost Catch

by Tetsuya Imamura

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Image Widget Newpost Catch

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 Widget	Newpost Catch
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K ✓	10K–20K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 89 ✓	B · 84
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	95/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	97/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.83★ ✓	4.06★
Reviews	287 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	7.9K ✓	3.2K
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Image Widget Newpost Catch

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.