Add Watermarks

Older reviewers called it easy and useful, but the newest ones say it breaks image libraries and leaves 404s behind even after removal, with one site taken down by its host until the plugin's cache was deleted by hand.

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Ranked about #23,100 to #25,000, alongside the other plugins at 30+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.

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Crossed into this band 7 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 40.

1. ★★★★★ Eli

   8.0y ago

   It broke all images in our site, I’m so glad we have Updraft Plus backing up our site 24/7 every hour, otherwise I would have gotten into a total disaster. DO NOT INSTALL THIS until the author fixes it.

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2. ★★★★★ bmus1967

   8.1y ago

   Nach der Installation und Aktivierung des Plugins kann bei meinem Theme Impreza keine Auswahl der Optionen mehr getroffen werden. Erst nach Deaktivierung funktioniert es wieder. Leider sind aber nach Deaktivierung des Plugins keine Bilder in den Beiträgen mehr sichtbar. Erst nach Aktivierung sind diese wieder zu sehen, dann funktioniert aber die Auswahlmöglichkeit bei Impreza nicht mehr. Sämtliche meiner Versuche dieses Plugin ordentlich zu löschen scheitern, da anschließend alle Beitragsbilder nicht mehr ersichtlich sind. Niemand kann bisher den Fehler finden, bzw. es so deaktivieren oder löschen, das anschließend wieder alles funktioniert. Schade, hatte sich sehr vielversprechend angehört.

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3. ★★★★★ taarna23

   8.1y ago

   I deactivated and removed the plugin. The watermarks persisted. I added it back and disabled all the watermarks. Removed again. Uploaded the images I needed in my site, deciding to forgo watermarks entirely. It all broke. My entire image library was a minefield of server and 404 errors that my webhost temporarily disabled my site. I had to manually delete this plugn’s cache from my files before anything would work correctly. Ugh. Just ugh. Half star, if I could.

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4. ★★★★★ ste70

   8.1y ago

   Sorry to give you 1 star but the plugin brake completely the image directory of wpcasa plugin. Two days to understand the problem, .htaccess inside uploads (two different .htaccess) and reconfigure everything. Do not install it

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5. ★★★★★ lordflex

   8.1y ago

   blink image in all website, delete plugin…. and same!!! help!!!! erase this plugin nowwww

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6. ★★★★★ Santhosh Kumar

   10.3y ago

   Plugin looks great and Easy to Work. But some images are failed to load in Admin and Front view. I am using PHP version 5.5.30 only. Any solution for make it work ?

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7. ★★★★★ Joona Nuutinen

   10.4y ago

   After installing, new images were automatically watermarked. Adding or removing watermarks (to all images at once) was easy. Straightforward configuration. Thumbs up!

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8. ★★★★★ inobson

   10.6y ago

   This is the best watermark plugin, he need to fix some things, but it is really nice.

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Translated into 132 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Plus 108 more locales with partial translations.

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-10-26 40+ → 30+ down after 5 days in tier
2. 2026-10-21 30+ → 40+ up after 9 days in tier
3. 2026-10-12 40+ → 30+ down after 566 days in tier
4. 2025-03-25 50+ → 40+ down after 39 days in tier
5. 2025-02-14 40+ → 50+ up after 59 days in tier
6. 2024-12-17 50+ → 40+ down after 17 days in tier
7. 2024-11-30 60+ → 50+ down after 301 days in tier
8. 2024-02-03 70+ → 60+ down after 8 days in tier

Competes with

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Add Watermarks: 30+ active installs, 3.1★ (15 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/add-watermark