ImageDrop vs Require Featured Image

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

Health D41

Health D44

Active-install trajectory

Require Featured Image moved down one install band, 4K+ to 3K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	ImageDrop	Require Featured Image
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	—	D · 44 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	73/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	3.92★ ✓
Reviews	0	16 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	44/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	13.1y ago	6.8y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	49	523 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.2%	3.0% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

ImageDropRequire Featured Image

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.