Linked Media Without Import vs Media Library Assistant

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

Linked Media Without Import

by Tensor Ray

Health B71

Media Library Assistant

by David Lingren

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Linked Media Without Import Media Library Assistant

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	Linked Media Without Import	Media Library Assistant
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	70K–80K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+300% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 71	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	68/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.75★ ✓
Reviews	1	201 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	80/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	11mo ago	14d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	65	38.2K ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Linked Media Without Import Media Library Assistant

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.