Enhanced Responsive Images
by WordPress Performance Team · Performance
Also makes 9 other plugins · 550K+ installs across the portfolio →
Improvements for responsive images in WordPress.
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
50K+
≈59K estimated
Momentum
-38%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “enhanced” to your wp.org tags. You rank #21 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 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →13%
of downloads still active
At least 50K of 399.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,103 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 66 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| auto sizes your tag | #4 | #21 | 0 |
| responsive images | #19 | #23 | down 2 |
| enhanced | #21 | #24 | down 1 |
| sizes | #16 | #24 | down 2 |
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “enhanced” to your wp.org tags. You rank #21 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 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 20 Jan 2024 · 1,016 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 56.3K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.8.0 · 26 Aug 2026
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “50K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Jan 2024
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.7.0 Enhancements Remove sizes=auto as the functionality is now available in WordPress core. ( 2146 ) Bug Fixes Fix: Moved column_count context from column block to columns block to ensure it is available to ancestor blocks. 1.7.0
- — Version 1.6.0 Features Accurate sizes: Add support for core/post-featured-image block. ( 2084 ) Enhancements Remove experimental from Enhanced Responsive Images readme.txt. ( 2077 ) 1.6.0
- — Version 1.5.0 Enhancements Accurate sizes: Add ancestor block context for image and cover block that help in sizes calculate. ( 1795 ) Accurate sizes: Calculate sizes base on ancestor block context. ( 1818 ) 1.5.0
- — Version 1.4.0 Features Accurate Sizes: Incorporate layout constraints in image sizes calculations. ( 1738 ) Enhancements Accurate sizes: Pass parent alignment context to images. ( 1701 ) Accurate sizes: Reorganize file structure by fe 1.4.0
- — Version 1.3.0 Enhancements Move Auto Sizes logic from Enhanced Responsive Images to Image Prioritizer. ( 1476 ) Update auto sizes logic in Enhanced Responsive Images plugin to no longer load if already in Core. ( 1547 ) 1.3.0
- — Version 1.2.0 Enhancements Harden logic to add auto keyword to sizes attribute to prevent duplicate keyword. ( 1445 ) Use more robust HTML Tag Processor for auto sizes injection. ( 1471 ) Bug Fixes Remove sizes attribute when responsi 1.2.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 14 languages, 13 at 90% or more
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 27 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 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 689 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 3 tags appear in the text ("auto-sizes", "performance" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-09-13 40K+ → 50K+ up after 128 days in tier
- 2025-05-08 30K+ → 40K+ up after 146 days in tier
- 2024-12-13 20K+ → 30K+ up after 134 days in tier
- 2024-08-01 10K+ → 20K+ up after 81 days in tier
- 2024-05-12 9K+ → 10K+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2024-05-05 8K+ → 9K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2024-04-30 7K+ → 8K+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2024-04-23 6K+ → 7K+ up after 6 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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Autoptimize 800K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WebP Express 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Modern Image Formats 100K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Image Placeholders 60K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Lazy Loader 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C - U Unveil Lazy Load 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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