WP Media Category Management vs SortMeThis

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

WP Media Category Management

by Jan DeBAAT

Health A88

SortMeThis

by algaweb

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	WP Media Category Management	SortMeThis
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	6K–7K ✓	0–0
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	—
Overall health	A · 88 ✓	D · 51
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	18/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	88/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.46★ ✓	3.98★
Reviews	35 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	87/100 ✓	61/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	20d ago ✓	2.4y ago
Downloads · 30d	3.8K ✓	22
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

WP Media Category Management SortMeThis

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.