Before After Image Comparison – Visual Comparison for Two Images
by bPlugins · Blocks
Also makes 105 other plugins · 209.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily showcase visual differences between two images with an interactive before-and-after slider – no coding required!
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Health
B 84/100
no flags
Active installs
3K+
≈3.9K estimated
Momentum
+15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block” and “image filter” for “before and after” and “after image”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “before and after” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “image filter” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “after image” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.4%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 55.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,579 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks 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 16 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: Support resolution
Updated 6 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| image comparison your tag | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| before and after image your tag | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| before after image comparison | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| before after image | #5 | #12 | 0 |
| before and after | #5 | #9 | 0 |
| before after | #6 | #11 | down 1 |
| after image | #6 | #13 | 0 |
| image compare your tag | #7 | #13 | up 1 |
| before and after slider | #6 | #14 | 0 |
| before | #8 | #12 | 0 |
| comparison | #8 | #15 | down 2 |
| before after image compare | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| after | #13 | #14 | 0 |
| before after image comparison slider | #5 | #11 | down 1 |
| before after image slider | #6 | #15 | up 1 |
| after before | #6 | #11 | 0 |
| compare images | #11 | #17 | down 1 |
| best before | #7 | #20 | up 1 |
| before after image gutenberg block | #7 | #17 | 0 |
| before image | #8 | #18 | 0 |
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image filter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
72 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 41 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
- Swap “block” and “image filter” for “before and after” and “after image”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “before and after” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “image filter” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “after image” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.5K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
16
releases in the last 12 months
14d ago
latest release · v1.1.22 · 17 Oct 2026
33
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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 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 25 Jan 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dazman8811mo ago
If you offer a free plugin on the WP reppo, don’t then turn around and ask users to pay to access security patches.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ julienseo711.7y ago
Very decent plugin, but it does seem to have some issues with its design.On my website, using the slider left to right seems to have a tendancy to highlight the whole block in blue. I’m guessing the browser is trying to select the thing like it would with a block of text. On mobile, different issues. Zooming in on the Block and using the slider results in the whole pageview sliding left or right. I’m not a coder so I struggle to explain. But there does seem to be an issue where “selecting” the slider doesn’t lock the mouse in it. Which would explain the issues described above. Hopefully can be fixed in a future update. Cheers !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ luannguyenminh2.4y ago
The small problem is that a blue overlay appears when scrolling too fast with the PC
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hans Joerg Klemenz2.7y ago
Does exactly what I expected – nothing more. No unnecessary features. Great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ maltmann2.8y ago
I was impressed by the amount of settings. Design is also nice. On iPhone, while playing around with two of those blocks, the phone lagged incredibly bad until Safari didn’t respond at all for 20 seconds. Unacceptable. Switched to another plugin.(WP 6.4.1, iPhone 11, iOS 17.2.1, Safari)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sinisa Soldatovic3.1y ago
Very good plugin and devoted developers who promptly answer and release new versions after user submission / issue warning, even for the free version. Keep up with your excellent work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mlapaglia4.2y ago
integrates with gutenberg editor. one click to install, one click to add to my post, add my two images, BOOM done. wish it had a “auto” slider, or a visual way to show users that the line is draggable.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gecatabg4.3y ago
This plugin does what it’s supposed to do, and it does it very well.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.1.22). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched High · 7.2 Before After Image Comparison – Visual Comparison for Two Images <= 1.1.21 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-10-09 CVE-2026-62034 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.21 Patched in 1.1.22
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 HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "ideal for", "who want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,521 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "before and after image", "image filter" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-03 2K+ → 3K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-11-29 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-28 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-11-26 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-25 2K+ → 3K+ up after 507 days in tier
- 2024-07-06 1K+ → 2K+ up after 421 days in tier
- 2023-05-12 900+ → 1K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-05-09 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
Competes with
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