Photo Contest vs SweepWidget

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

Health C69

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Photo Contest moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+; SweepWidget moved down one install band, 200+ to 100+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Photo Contest	SweepWidget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300 ✓	100–200
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33% ✓	-50%
Overall health	C · 69	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	55/100	98/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	19 ✓	14
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	78/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.2y ago	4mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	309 ✓	302
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.3% ✓	0.9%
Category	Media	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Photo ContestSweepWidget

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.