ACF: Image Hotspots Field
by Andrew Rockwell · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Advanced Custom Fields add-on to allow the capturing of coordinates on an image, based on user clicks.
50 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.35, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3474 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
489
now · peak 971
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
9.5y ago
latest release · v0.1
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2017-06-25 · 1,434 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2025-10-29Reviewers say it still works fine on current WordPress and ACF, though the newest one notes the author didn't respond to submitted fixes and has forked the plugin.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Levels Branding and Webdevelopment10mo ago
Hi, i have written some fixes for ACF Gutenberg Block Compatibility.Since i did not get a response i assume this Plugin is no longer supported.I published a fork:https://wordpress.org/plugins/image-hotspots-field-for-acf/ This topic was modified 7 months, 2 weeks ago by Levels Branding and Webdevelopment.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ drZivil1.0y ago
Still works and does exactly what it should!Great work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ theblueli2.9y ago
I just tried the plugin. It seems to work with ACF 6. I don’t have an issue here. Great job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sermalefico2.9y ago
good addon for ACF
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jayson Garcia4.3y ago
Hi dev, I found out your plugin/module is not updated anymore but still working on the latest core version of wordpress. This plugin is very helpful and unique. Hope to update and maintain this plugin. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bobhhh5.3y ago
On ACF 5.9.5 & WP 5.7.1. Props to the developer!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tim Bowen5.7y ago
This plugin works so well for image maps, but it’s also a really solid solution for setting a focus point for mobile images.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nic7.1y ago
I use this to add marker coordinates to a simple world map image. works great with repeater field. only “problem” is it saves the percentages as a string separated by comma and with a lot of decimals. so first thing to do is to explode the string in order to access the left and top percentages.
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Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-29 3K+ → 2K+ down after 78 days in tier
- 2024-09-12 2K+ → 3K+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2024-08-17 3K+ → 2K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2024-08-12 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-11 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-10 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-09 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-08 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
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