WP Original Media Path vs Upload Url and Path Enabler

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

WP Original Media Path is the safest pick: health A · 90 against 46 for Upload Url and Path Enabler, led by lower removal risk.

WP Original Media Path

by RVOLA

Health A90

Upload Url and Path Enabler

by Grégory Viguier

Health D46

Active-install trajectory

WP Original Media Path moved down one install band, 6K+ to 5K+; Upload Url and Path Enabler moved down one install band, 2K+ to 1K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP Original Media Path	Upload Url and Path Enabler
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5K–6K ✓	1K–2K
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	6K+ → 5K+ ✓	-50%
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	D · 46
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.7★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	38 ✓	12
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	38/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	10.6y ago
Downloads, last 30d	1.2K ✓	422
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.	+3%	+38%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.4% ✓	2.3%
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

WP Original Media PathUpload Url and Path Enabler

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.