Media Library Downloader vs Media Sweep

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

Media Library Downloader is the safest pick: health A · 86 against 82 for Media Sweep, led by stronger rating quality.

Media Library Downloader

by M.Code

Health A86

Media Sweep

by WPCreatix

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Media Library DownloaderMedia Sweep

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	Media Library Downloader	Media Sweep
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5K–6K ✓	1K–2K
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	+67%	+67%
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	B · 82
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	99/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★ ✓	3.9★
Reviews	8	11 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100	91/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	4d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	1.9K	2.4K ✓
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.	+7%	+63%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	15% ✓	8.5%
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Media Library DownloaderMedia Sweep

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.