NextGEN Gallery Optimizer vs NextGEN Custom Fields

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

NextGEN Gallery Optimizer

by Mark Jeldi

Health F39

NextGEN Custom Fields

by shauno

Health D53

Active-install trajectory

NextGEN Gallery Optimizer NextGEN Custom Fields

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	NextGEN Gallery Optimizer	NextGEN Custom Fields
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	F · 39	D · 53 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	15/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	59/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.36★	4.34★ ✓
Reviews	29 ✓	8
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100	61/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	8.8y ago	2.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	145	173 ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

NextGEN Gallery Optimizer NextGEN Custom Fields

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.