Setup Default Featured Image vs XO Featured Image Tools

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

Health B79

Health B74

Active-install trajectory

Setup Default Featured Image moved up one install band, 300+ to 400+; XO Featured Image Tools moved down one install band, 30K+ to 20K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Setup Default Featured Image	XO Featured Image Tools
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+33% ✓	-33%
Overall health	—	B · 74 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	97/100 ✓	65/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	0	21 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	81/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago ✓	12mo ago
Downloads · 30d	219	4.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	9.7% ✓	6.3%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Setup Default Featured ImageXO Featured Image Tools

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.