Auto Save Remote Image
by prebhdevsingh · Uncategorized
This plugin automatically downloads the first remote image from a post and sets it as the featured image.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈58 estimated
Momentum
+7%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “picasa” to your wp.org tags. You rank #18 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,753 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 18K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, well behind 6.8.
Details
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 5106 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.4.2; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5106 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| picasa | #18 | #12 | 0 |
| attachment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| auto download your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| featured your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| remote image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “picasa” to your wp.org tags. You rank #18 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 90 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,300, alongside the other plugins at 50+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
14.0y ago
latest release · v1.3 · 8 Nov 2012
8
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 “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 60.
Install history since 16 Feb 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ egphp3.7y ago
how to run it like bulk update last 10 posts every 10m
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Seth Carstens12.1y ago
This worked great for all the standard images I was trying to download but failed on some more complex images stored at aspx?filname=12335 like URL’s. I was able to hack my way around the issue and use the plugin anyways. Exactly what I need.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alduh12.9y ago
It works well if you’re doing an auto-post, example: instagram to wordpress blog post. However, if you’re going to create a blog post in wordpress, it doesn’t allow you to save your featured image.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ etchedinpixels14.0y ago
This is a great idea. Now you can be assured that all your image links will work and will continue working regardless of what happens to the linked images. It also doubles as a way to automatically set the featured image (come on WP.org, have this be less of a hassle with remote image urls) See a mini-review on http://etchedinpixels.com/recommended/wordpress-plugins/
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Facebook.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 642 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "attachment", "auto download" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-07 60+ → 50+ down after 168 days in tier
- 2026-02-20 50+ → 60+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-02-07 60+ → 50+ down after 113 days in tier
- 2025-10-17 70+ → 60+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-10-10 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-09 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-08 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-07 70+ → 60+ down after 17 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).
- S Set Featured Attachment 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Featured Image from URL (FIFU) 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Fluent PDF Generator 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A - A Attachment Pages Redirect 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B
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Hide Featured Image 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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