Yo Gallery vs Image Widget

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

Health D41

Health C64

Active-install trajectory

Image Widget moved down one install band, 4K+ to 3K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Yo Gallery	Image Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	—	C · 64 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	57/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	69/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	3.8★ ✓
Reviews	0	2 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	73/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.4y ago	1.1y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	82	533 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.1%	5.3% ✓
Category	Media	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Yo GalleryImage Widget

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.