Recent Posts Only vs Superb Recent Posts With Thumbnail Images

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

Active-install trajectory

Superb Recent Posts With Thumbnail Images moved down one install band, 7K+ to 6K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Recent Posts Only	Superb Recent Posts With Thumbnail Images
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	6K–7K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-14%
Overall health	—	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	65/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	—
Reviews	0	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	75/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	14.5y ago	11mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	32	738 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	6.5% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Recent Posts OnlySuperb Recent Posts With Thumbnail 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.