MP Recent Post Widget vs Better REST API Featured Images

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

Health D41

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

Better REST API Featured Images moved down one install band, 3K+ to 2K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	MP Recent Post Widget	Better REST API Featured Images
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-33%
Overall health	—	D · 49 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.43★ ✓
Reviews	0	11 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	41/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	10.1y ago ✓	10.2y ago
Downloads · 30d	74	513 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	3.2% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

MP Recent Post WidgetBetter REST API Featured Images

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.