Media Library Folders vs Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Ma

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

Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Ma is the safest pick: health A · 91 against 87 for Media Library Folders, led by stronger rating quality.

Media Library Folders

by maxfoundry

Health A87

Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Ma

by devowl.io GmbH

Health A91

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 Library Folders	Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Ma
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K	100K–200K ✓
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	A · 87	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	465 ✓	299
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4d ago ✓	1mo ago
Downloads, last 30d	27.4K ✓	19.1K
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.	+40%	-7%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	2.4% ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Media Library FoldersReal Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Ma

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.