Scrolling Overlays vs rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress

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

Scrolling Overlays

by jconsidine

Health D41

rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress

by rtCamp

Health B81

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Scrolling Overlays	rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	7K–8K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-22% ✓
Overall health	D · 41	B · 81 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	66/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	3.67★ ✓
Reviews	0	152 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	80/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	7.6y ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	58	8.4K ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Scrolling Overlays rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress

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.