Taxonomy Images vs Term Management Tools

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

Taxonomy Images

by Ben Huson

Health D52

Term Management Tools

by scribu

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

Taxonomy ImagesTerm Management Tools

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	Taxonomy Images	Term Management Tools
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	8K–9K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 52	B · 78 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	13/100	67/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	40	76 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	61/100	75/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.7y ago	11mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.3K	9.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.6% ✓	1.9%
Category	Uncategorized	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.