Make featured image link to blog post vs Featured Image from URL (FIFU)

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

Make featured image link to blog post

by Voordelig ICT

Health B83

Featured Image from URL (FIFU)

by fifu.app

Health A93

Active-install trajectory

Make featured image link to blog post Featured Image from URL (FIFU)

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	Make featured image link to blog post	Featured Image from URL (FIFU)
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	60K–70K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-14%
Overall health	B · 83	A · 93 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	87/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.57★ ✓
Reviews	1	264 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9d ago ✓	12d ago
Downloads · 30d	106	110.7K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	eCommerce

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

Release activity

Make featured image link to blog post Featured Image from URL (FIFU)

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.