Force use of ImageMagick image library vs MMWW

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

Force use of ImageMagick image library

by Mark Howells-Mead

Health B70

MMWW

by OllieJones

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

Force use of ImageMagick image library MMWW

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	Force use of ImageMagick image library	MMWW
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	90–100	200–300 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 70	B · 79 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	75/100	83/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	81/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.21★ ✓
Reviews	0	11 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	83/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9mo ago	7mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	223 ✓	132
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Force use of ImageMagick image library MMWW

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.