Media Wipe vs Unused Media Checker

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

Media Wipe

by Md. Nahid Hasan

Health B80

Unused Media Checker

by Der Webfuchs

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

Media WipeUnused 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 Wipe	Unused Media Checker
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	300–400 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+400%	+400%
Overall health	—	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	74/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	3.98★ ✓
Reviews	0	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	3d ago ✓	2mo ago
Downloads · 30d	228	378 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.0%	6.2% ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Media WipeUnused 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.