RSS Chimp vs RSS with Images

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

Health B80

Health D43

Active-install trajectory

RSS Chimp moved up one install band, 300+ to 400+; RSS with Images moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	RSS Chimp	RSS with Images
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500 ✓	300–400
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+33% ✓	-25%
Overall health	—	D · 43 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	70/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	3.8★ ✓
Reviews	0	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	40/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	3d ago ✓	6.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	562 ✓	136
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.2% ✓	1.4%
Category	Content & Feeds	Content & Feeds

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

Release activity

RSS ChimpRSS with 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.