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Instant AI Image Generator – Create & Import Images

by bdthemes · AI

Also makes 17 other plugins · 247.6K+ installs across the portfolio →

Search millions of stock photos, generate AI images with OpenAI & Gemini, browse GIFs, and import directly to your Media Library.

Removed from WordPress.org

wp.org closed this plugin on 2026-08-08. It's no longer installable or updated. If you're running it, plan a replacement: closures are often security-related and WordPress won't warn you.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
80 Health · B
Maintenance 99/100
Rating quality 64/100
Support 70/100

80 health vs 75 average across 1,576 AI plugins

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.

89 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 52/100
Listing tuning 100/100

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Daily downloads

Since 2023-09-17 · 1,056 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+73% vs prior 30d
22Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

827

now · peak 2.3K

84330d downloads · Aug 26

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

Instant AI Image Gen · #7021 you Instant Images · #288 Image Hub · #1871 All Sources Images · #7881

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

2.3Stars · Aug 26

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.

843per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

11

releases in the last 12 months

3mo ago

latest release · v2.1.6

19

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

2.1.6 · 3mo ago2.1.5 · 4mo ago2.1.4 · 4mo ago2.1.3 · 4mo ago2.1.2 · 5mo ago2.1.1 · 6mo ago2.1.0 · 6mo ago2.0.1 · 6mo ago2.0.0 · 6mo ago1.5.11 · 9mo ago1.5.10 · 10mo ago1.5.9 · 1.3y ago1.5.8 · 1.3y ago1.5.7 · 1.4y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 67% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v2.1 67%
v1.5 33%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
1K–2K ≈1.9K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2023-09-16 · 1,053 observations

1KInstalls · Aug 26

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

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

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

Version
2.1.6
Last updated
3mo ago
Added
2023-09-16 · 2 yrs old
Requires WP
5.0
Tested up to
7.0.3
Requires PHP
7.0

Known vulnerabilities

via Wordfence Intelligence

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

  1. 2026-07-08 CVE-2026-57413 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Affects <= 2.1.4 Patched in 2.1.5
  2. 2024-11-11 CVE-2024-52377 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 1.5.2 Patched in 1.5.3

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 Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Dutch 25%
Dutch (Formal) 2%
Ukrainian 1%

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2025-09-17 900+ → 1K+ up after 15 days in tier
  2. 2025-09-02 800+ → 900+ up after 9 days in tier
  3. 2025-08-24 700+ → 800+ up after 12 days in tier
  4. 2025-08-12 600+ → 700+ up after 10 days in tier
  5. 2025-08-02 500+ → 600+ up after 10 days in tier
  6. 2025-07-23 400+ → 500+ up after 11 days in tier
  7. 2025-07-12 300+ → 400+ up after 11 days in tier
  8. 2025-07-01 200+ → 300+ up after 10 days in tier

Competes with

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