Simple Image Widget vs Image Widget

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

Health C67

Health C64

Active-install trajectory

Image Widget moved down one install band, 4K+ to 3K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

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	C · 67 ✓	C · 64
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	49/100	57/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100 ✓	69/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★ ✓	3.8★
Reviews	39 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	79/100 ✓	73/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.3y ago	1.1y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	739 ✓	529
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.2%	5.3% ✓
Category	Media	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Simple Image WidgetImage Widget

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.