WP Strip Image Metadata vs Image Rotation Repair

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

WP Strip Image Metadata

by Sami Falah

Health D46

Image Rotation Repair

by Modern Tribe, Inc.

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

WP Strip Image Metadata Image Rotation Repair

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 Strip Image Metadata	Image Rotation Repair
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	700–800	7K–8K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-30%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	D · 47 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★	4.18★ ✓
Reviews	3	9 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	48/100 ✓	38/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	4.2y ago ✓	8.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	101	192 ✓
Category	Privacy & Consent	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Strip Image Metadata Image Rotation Repair

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.