WP Upload Restriction vs Clean Image Filenames

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

WP Upload Restriction

by Sajjad Hossain

Health C64

Clean Image Filenames

by Upperdog

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

WP Upload Restriction Clean Image Filenames

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 Upload Restriction	Clean Image Filenames
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	0%
Overall health	C · 64	B · 79 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	56/100	81/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	70/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.81★	4.33★ ✓
Reviews	15	21 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	78/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.1y ago	8mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	391	4.5K ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

WP Upload Restriction Clean Image Filenames

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.