NextCellent Media Library Addon vs NextGEN Gallery Optimizer

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

NextCellent Media Library Addon

by niknetniko

Health D45

NextGEN Gallery Optimizer

by Mark Jeldi

Health F39

Active-install trajectory

NextCellent Media Library AddonNextGEN Gallery Optimizer

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	NextCellent Media Library Addon	NextGEN Gallery Optimizer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-40% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 45 ✓	F · 39
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	59/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	3.4★
Reviews	2	29 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	42/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	10.6y ago	8.9y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	75	295 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.7% ✓	0.4%
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

NextCellent Media Library AddonNextGEN Gallery Optimizer

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.