Better Image Credits
by Claude Vedovini · Media
Also makes 3 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.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+30%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “credits”, “image” and “media” 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.
46 health vs 62 average across 3,299 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 11.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,324 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35, well behind 7.1.
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 2478 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 7.1
4.4★ over 7 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2478 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| credits your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “credits”, “image” and “media” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 120 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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
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
6.8y ago
latest release · v2.0.3 · 21 Jan 2020
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.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; the previous band took 16 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kaotik8.8y ago
Great little plugin with different layout options to choose from.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Stagger Lee9.2y 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 Fernandez9.4y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Curtis9.4y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ keunes10.6y 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_32111.7y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Dave12.8y ago
Does what it says on the tin. Simple and intuitive to use.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 131 languages, 9 at 90% or more
Plus 107 more locales with partial translations.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 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 "This plugin adds credits, link and license fields to media uploads and offer several options to display ima..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,383 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-19 300+ → 200+ down after 483 days in tier
- 2024-08-23 400+ → 300+ down after 390 days in tier
- 2023-07-30 500+ → 400+ down after 681 days in tier
- 2021-09-17 600+ → 500+ down after 642 days in tier
- 2019-12-15 300+ → 600+ up after 1475 days in tier
- 2015-12-01 200+ → 300+ up
Competes with
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