Simple Image Widget vs Image Widget

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

Simple Image Widget

by Cedaro

Health B70

Image Widget

by rbplugins

Health C68

Active-install trajectory

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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	Simple Image Widget	Image Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	3K–4K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	B · 70 ✓	C · 68
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	57/100	66/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100 ✓	69/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.37★ ✓	3.77★
Reviews	39 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	86/100 ✓	81/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.1y ago	11mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	392	399 ✓
Category	Media	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

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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.