NextGEN Gallery Comments vs Import to Photo Gallery from NextGen gallery
Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.
Import to Photo Gallery from NextGen gallery and NextGEN Gallery Comments are close on health (D · 43 vs D · 42), with nothing separating them on the sub-scores.
Active-install trajectory
NextGEN Gallery Comments moved down one install band, 70+ to 60+; Import to Photo Gallery from NextGen gallery moved down one install band, 500+ to 400+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.
| Metric | NextGEN Gallery Comments | Import to Photo Gallery from NextGen gallery |
|---|---|---|
| Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. | 60–70 | 400–500 ✓ |
| Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. | -14% ✓ | -20% |
| Overall health | D · 42 | D · 43 ✓ |
| Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. | 3/100 | 3/100 |
| Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. | 67/100 | 70/100 ✓ |
| Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. | 70/100 | 70/100 |
| Rating (weighted for review count) | 3.7★ | 3.8★ ✓ |
| Reviews | 1 | 4 ✓ |
| Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. | 36/100 | 38/100 ✓ |
| Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. | High | High |
| Last updated | 15.2y ago | 8.0y ago ✓ |
| Downloads, last 30d | 83 | 147 ✓ |
| Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower. | -22% | +11% |
| Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. | 0.4% | 1.0% ✓ |
| Category | Media | Media |
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
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.