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Viable URL Media Uploader vs Bulk Change Media Author

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

Viable URL Media Uploader is the safest pick: health A · 86 against 49 for Bulk Change Media Author, led by lower removal risk.

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	Viable URL Media Uploader	Bulk Change Media Author
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	90–100	2K–3K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	-10%	Stable ✓
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	D · 49
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	7/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	5	8 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100 ✓	52/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	16d ago ✓	3.2y ago
Downloads, last 30d	756 ✓	460
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+208%	+53%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.3%	17% ✓
Category	Media	Media

✓ 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.