RSS Chimp vs RSS with Images

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

RSS Chimp

by kerosindigital

Health B81

RSS with Images

by Ethan Allen

Health D43

Active-install trajectory

RSS Chimp RSS with Images

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	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	B · 81 ✓	D · 43
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	99/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	68/100	70/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.75★	3.82★ ✓
Reviews	1	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	42/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	6.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	134 ✓	83
Category	Email & Marketing	Content & Feeds

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

Release activity

RSS Chimp RSS 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.