ACF: Image Hotspots Field
by Andrew Rockwell · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Advanced Custom Fields add-on to allow the capturing of coordinates on an image, based on user clicks.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+39%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “hot spots”, “image coordinates” and “image mapping” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
50 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.4%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 36.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 4.7.39, well behind 6.8.
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.
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
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3539 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 4.30★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3539 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| hot spots your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image coordinates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image mapping your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “hot spots”, “image coordinates” and “image mapping” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 971 · peaks are release surges
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
9.7y ago
latest release · v0.1 · 26 Feb 2017
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.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 25 Jun 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Levels Branding and Webdevelopment1.0y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ drZivil1.2y ago
Still works and does exactly what it should!Great work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ theblueli3.1y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ sermalefico3.1y ago
good addon for ACF
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jayson Garcia4.4y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ bobhhh5.5y ago
On ACF 5.9.5 & WP 5.7.1. Props to the developer!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tim Bowen5.8y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Nic7.3y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Advanced Custom Fields add-on to allow the capturing of coordinates on an image, based on user clicks."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions ACF.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 429 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 3 tags appear in the text ("hot spots", "image coordinates" missing).
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
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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