WP Media folders vs Folders

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

WP Media folders

by dbarrere

Health D42

Folders

by Premio

Health A92

Active-install trajectory

WP Media folders Folders

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 Media folders	Folders
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	90K–100K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 42	A · 92 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	66/100	99/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.66★	4.96★ ✓
Reviews	15	1,517 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	100/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	5.0y ago	16d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	226	10.7K ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

WP Media folders Folders

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.