Better Image Credits
by Claude Vedovini · Media
Also makes 2 other plugins · 440+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin adds credits, link and license fields to media uploads and offer several options to display image credits on your posts and pages.
46 health vs 59 average across 2,204 Media plugins
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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.31, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2414 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
69
now · peak 92
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
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
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
6.6y ago
latest release · v2.0.3
19
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-06 · 1,379 observations
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
Est. acquisition value
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
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kaotik8.6y ago
Great little plugin with different layout options to choose from.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Stagger Lee9.0y ago
Became dizzy of all these forks. 🙂 Anyway your works best. Image Credits nofollow has nofollow, but your has it to. Global option but more than enough. Image Credits nofollow is lacking some important options.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Samuel Jonathan Schneider Fernandez9.2y ago
It works very good. Thank you very much!!! This topic was modified 9 years ago by Samuel Jonathan Schneider Fernandez.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Curtis9.2y ago
Thank you for your plugin development. If you are needing a simple solution for image credits, this plugin does it. There are more advanced features available, and a shortcode for those needing a quick fix.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ keunes10.4y ago
Rather than fiddling around with notes in every blogpost, you just enter the details once per image and they’ll just appear; didn’t have to fiddle with code. Easy! Flexible as you’re able to edit what is actually used & displayed (text & links) in the credits (change language, remove anything you don’t want). Makes it much easier to comply with (creative commmons) licence requirements!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pnm_32111.5y ago
Hi, For some reason this plugin doesn’t work anymore. As soon as I type in the credit source, the credit box disappears suddenly and doesn’t show up on the post at all. This only started happening after the last 2 updates, it was working perfectly before.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dave12.6y ago
Does what it says on the tin. Simple and intuitive to use.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 131 languages, 9 at 90% or more
Plus 107 more locales with partial translations.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-24 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-23 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-20 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-18 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-15 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-01-11 200+ → 300+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2025-12-19 300+ → 200+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-12-14 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
Competes with
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