Image Widget vs Newpost Catch

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

Health A86

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Newpost Catch moved down one install band, 10K+ to 9K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Image Widget	Newpost Catch
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K ✓	9K–10K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	B · 84
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	86/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	97/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.8★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	287 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7mo ago	6d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	9.9K ✓	3.5K
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.1%	3.0% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Image WidgetNewpost 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.