Auto Smart Thumbnails
by longchaoliu · Uncategorized
Plugin creates thumbnails on demand with face detection. Remove unused thumbnails and downsizes images. Free up server storage.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈60 estimated
Momentum
+15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “cleanup thumbnails”, “face detection” and “free up server storage” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 5.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,769 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.20.
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 1704 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.9.20; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1704 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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 18d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 18d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| downsize | #6 | #4 | down 2 |
| cleanup thumbnails your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| downsize images your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| face detection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| free up server storage your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| smart thumbnails your tag | Not checked yet | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “cleanup thumbnails”, “face detection” and “free up server storage” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
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 #21,200, 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 21 Oct 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
4.7y ago
latest release · v1.1.4 · 2 Mar 2022
5
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 14 days 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 13 Jul 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ site4sale3.7y ago
quick and easy.thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jorgitobg4.7y ago
after activating the plugin I got a broken web… my theme templates stop working and lot of other plugins….
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Irina4.7y ago
I love this plugin. Very interesting and useful features. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anthony5.1y ago
Thank you for making this plugin available
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yiqiyiqi6.6y ago
Especially in downsizing images and saving storage space. Some pictures may still have a face cut but I guess that’s up to the limit of the face detection algorithm. Try it for yourself.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ qiuliu6.8y ago
This plugin does automatic face detection when cropping a picture, first in its kind. You don’t need to be bothered to do manual cropping or selecting a face. And it trims down the storage use to less than half. I wonder why it’s not discovered and appreciated by website owners. This plugin is a mush-have. 1. It benefits anyone who use photos on their websites. Imagine how much storage you can save by downsizing a 12M photo to less than 500K while keeping the clarity of full high definition. 2. While there are WP plugins for users to choose or set face area manually for cropping, this is the only one that put face detection algorithms which have been there for 4 years in use. Imagine how the time or hassle you can save when uploading each photo? Yet it has an API to take the data from the manual plugins and better algorithms in the future. 3. Many site owners are annoyed by those thumbnails automatically generated no matter needed or not. This plugin cleans up them all. Imagine how lean and clean your media library will be. This topic was modified 6 years, 4 months ago by qiuliu.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.9.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 4 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
7 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 "Plugin creates thumbnails on demand with face detection. Remove unused thumbnails and downsizes images. Fre..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 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 Mentions Discord.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,484 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-17 60+ → 50+ down after 109 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 50+ → 60+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-06-23 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-06-20 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-19 60+ → 50+ down after 72 days in tier
- 2026-04-08 70+ → 60+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-06 60+ → 70+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2026-03-06 70+ → 60+ down after 2 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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