Adaptive Images for WordPress
by Takis Bouyouris · Performance
Also makes 3 other plugins · 3.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adaptive images plugin transparently resizes your images, per device screen size, in order to reduce download times in mobile environments.
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Health
C 64/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
3K+
≈3.6K estimated
Momentum
+46%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “mobile images” for “adaptive”. “mobile images” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “adaptive” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
64 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 178.9K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,099 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2023-05-27Reviewers who get it working call it fast and easy to set up, with a responsive developer, while others hit broken images, htaccess and path problems, and multisite trouble.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 746 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 56 reviews, smoothed to 4.42★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 746 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| adaptive images your tag | #10 | #12 | 0 |
| adaptive | #15 | #21 | 0 |
| resize images in chrome | #15 | #15 | — |
| mobile images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimize images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| resize images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
19 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 16 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “mobile images” for “adaptive”. “mobile images” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “adaptive” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6.4K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
2.0y ago
latest release · v0.6.73 · 15 Oct 2024
25
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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; the previous band took 14 months to cross, which places it about 62% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jul 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kgbgrafix3.4y ago
Does exactly what it says. Set-up takes less than a minute. Results are instant. Thank you! A+++
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Psandeman4.3y ago
An excellent plugin as mobile loading times are increasingly important for SEO. Got a very helpful response to support query from the author.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ metaeditor5.9y ago
Good Idea, worked some time ago. Now it brakes all my images. The htacess entry that produced by this Plugin was the problem. Moved to other image optimization strategy and wepb. Dont have the time to fix that single Plugin problem.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Zalium6.4y ago
Struggling to get it working on one site, but works brilliantly on another site, much better than WP native responsive image solution.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ garg4m3l7.0y ago
i think it worked for one of my images? and only generated 1024. didnt generate more sizes even when i accessed it from 200×200 phone. so: didnt resize my images, especially featured images doesnt have srcset doesnt use custom sizes bad for seo cuz it will index each of ‘cached’ images as it replaces link in source code. srcset always points search engines to original image instead sry but this is awful
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Yves7.1y ago
This plugin works just as advertised, and it allows to use even non responsive Gutenberg blocks. The best of both worlds !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ heldausberlin7.2y ago
After having lots of problems with WP Retina 2x I was looking for an alternative solution that works with my multipurpose theme. This plugin is so simple and do what it has to do. It has no conflicts with other plugins (caching etc) and above all that there is a friendly and pleasant developer behind this plugin who spares no effort to help you. So there was/is a problem with WordPress in a subdirectory but reachable from root. But with a little help everything is fine now. Thanks! Update: Still one of my favorite plugins. And now finally fixed htaccess with site url in subdirectory. Thanks a lot! This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by heldausberlin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Denis Bolvinov7.4y ago
Hello! Why didn’t you mention that plugin doesn’t work with multisite installations on main plugin page? It broke my entire network of about 20 sites except one, on which plugin was activated, so I didn’t notice that for all night… Please, make this notice in plugin description.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.6.73 Ensuring compatibility with WordPress core version 6.6.2. 0.6.73
- — Version 0.6.72 Bug fix, htaccess stanza, home url in server root but site url in subdirectory. 0.6.72
- — Version 0.6.71 Minor bug fix, validating cache directory path via regular expression. 0.6.71
- — Version 0.6.70 Security fix, the cache directory was not sanitized against all cases. Thanks to Austin Turecek for finding the issue! 0.6.70
- — Version 0.6.69 Security fix, the REQUEST_URI was not properly escaped in one case. Thanks to WPScan.com for finding the issue! 0.6.69
- — Version 0.6.68 Added SameSite to resolution cookie. 0.6.68
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (0.6.73). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2022-01-11 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.6.68 Patched in 0.6.69
- 2019-07-19 CVE-2019-14206 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects < 0.6.67 Patched in 0.6.67
- 2019-07-19 CVE-2019-14205 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program Affects < 0.6.67 Patched in 0.6.67
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 2 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite, YouTube.
- ✓ Headings and lists 11 headings and 10 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,075 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("mobile images", "optimize images", "resize images" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-27 4K+ → 3K+ down after 416 days in tier
- 2025-04-06 5K+ → 4K+ down after 323 days in tier
- 2024-05-18 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-17 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-16 6K+ → 5K+ down after 372 days in tier
- 2023-05-10 7K+ → 6K+ down after 311 days in tier
- 2022-07-03 8K+ → 7K+ down after 206 days in tier
- 2021-12-09 9K+ → 8K+ down after 272 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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Compress, Resize & Lazy Load Images – WPvivid Image Optimization 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Image Pilot – Image Compression and Optimization for WordPress 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Imagify Image Optimization: Optimize Images | Compress & Convert to WebP/AVIF 900K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Converter for Media – Optimize images | Convert WebP & AVIF 500K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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