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Media Deduper vs WEN Featured Image

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

WEN Featured Image is the safest pick: health B · 78 against 69 for Media Deduper, led by stronger maintenance.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Media Deduper	WEN Featured Image
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	9K–10K ✓	3K–4K
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	C · 69	B · 78 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	66/100	82/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	44 ✓	10
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	83/100	86/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	11mo ago	8mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	2.2K ✓	603
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+38%	+22%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.0% ✓	4.5%
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Media DeduperWEN 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.