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WP Media Category Management vs SortMeThis

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

WP Media Category Management is the safest pick: health A · 88 against 49 for SortMeThis, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	WP Media Category Management	SortMeThis
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	6K–7K ✓	—
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable ✓	—
Overall health	A · 88 ✓	D · 49
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	15/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	88/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.5★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	35 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	55/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	16d ago ✓	2.6y ago
Downloads, last 30d	4.6K ✓	42
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.	-5%	-14%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.3% ✓	—
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

WP Media Category ManagementSortMeThis

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.