Lazy Embed vs iframe

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

Health D51

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

iframe moved down one install band, 70K+ to 60K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Lazy Embed	iframe
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	60K–70K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-14%
Overall health	D · 51	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	17/100	89/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.32★ ✓
Reviews	2	56 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	56/100	82/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.4y ago	6mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	138	5.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.8%	3.1% ✓
Category	Performance	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Lazy Embediframe

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.