WP Remote Thumbnail vs Featured Image with URL

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

WP Remote Thumbnail

by Nirmal Kumar Ram

Health B81

Featured Image with URL

by Harikrut Technolab

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

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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 Remote Thumbnail	Featured Image with URL
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-40%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 81	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	68/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.7★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	8	9 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100 ✓	78/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	3mo ago
Downloads · 30d	142	668 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	11% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

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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.