Mg Before and After Gallery vs Smart Slider 3

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

Health C67

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	Mg Before and After Gallery	Smart Slider 3
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	800K–900K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	68/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.85★ ✓
Reviews	0	1,124 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	81/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	11mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	66	148.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	3.3% ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Mg Before and After GallerySmart Slider 3

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.