Unique Headers vs Media Deduper

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

Unique Headers

by Ryan Hellyer

Health A90

Media Deduper

by cornershop

Health B72

Active-install trajectory

Unique Headers Media Deduper

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	Unique Headers	Media Deduper
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	9K–10K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	B · 72
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	97/100 ✓	75/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	97/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.87★ ✓	3.85★
Reviews	160 ✓	44
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	75/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago ✓	9mo ago
Downloads · 30d	2.3K ✓	1.6K
Category	Media	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Unique Headers Media Deduper

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.