WP Downloader vs Media Library Downloader

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

Media Library Downloader is the safest pick: health A · 86 against 47 for WP Downloader, led by lower removal risk.

WP Downloader

by Wojtek Szałkiewicz

Health D47

Media Library Downloader

by M.Code

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

WP DownloaderMedia Library Downloader

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	WP Downloader	Media Library Downloader
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	5K–6K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	+67% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	99/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	82/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★ ✓	4.2★
Reviews	12 ✓	8
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.9y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	378	1.9K ✓
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.	+30%	+7%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.7%	15% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Media

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

Release activity

WP DownloaderMedia Library Downloader

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.