Media Purge vs Unused Media Checker

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

Media Purge

by Naqeeb Ul Rehman

Health B82

Unused Media Checker

by Der Webfuchs

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

Media PurgeUnused Media Checker

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 Purge	Unused Media Checker
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	300–400 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+500% ✓
Overall health	B · 82	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	97/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	3.98★
Reviews	1	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	88/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	127	494 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.6%	6.9% ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Media PurgeUnused Media Checker

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.