Media Meta & Force Regenerate vs Head Meta Data

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

Health D47

Health A88

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 Meta & Force Regenerate	Head Meta Data
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 47	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	4	19 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	6.7y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	118	2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.5% ✓	2.0%
Category	Media	SEO

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

Release activity

Media Meta & Force RegenerateHead Meta Data

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.