Media Library Categories vs WP Media Categories

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

Media Library Categories

by jeffrey-wp

Health A86

WP Media Categories

by John James Jacoby

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Media Library Categories WP Media Categories

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	Media Library Categories	WP Media Categories
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K ✓	800–900
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-11%
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	B · 82
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	92/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	79/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★ ✓	4.15★
Reviews	52 ✓	7
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	61/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3d ago ✓	5mo ago
Downloads · 30d	2.7K ✓	265
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Media Library Categories WP Media Categories

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.