Recent & Featured Posts Widget vs Replace Image

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

Health D44

Health C57

Active-install trajectory

Recent & Featured Posts Widget moved down one install band, 600+ to 90+; Replace Image moved down one install band, 9K+ to 8K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Recent & Featured Posts Widget	Replace Image
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	90–100	8K–9K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-85%	-11% ✓
Overall health	D · 44	C · 57 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	21/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.91★	4.46★ ✓
Reviews	1	65 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	74/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	10.7y ago	2.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	82	1.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.3%	6.4% ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Recent & Featured Posts WidgetReplace Image

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.