Add Featured Image Custom Link
by ViitorCloud Technologies Pvt Ltd · Uncategorized
Also makes 8 other plugins · 2.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
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Health
D 53/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+3%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “custom link”, “custom url to featured image” and “external link” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 22.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,785 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
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 903 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 7.1
4.1★ over 15 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 903 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom url to featured image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| external link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| external link to featured image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| featured image custom link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “custom link”, “custom url to featured image” and “external link” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.4K · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 78% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 years ago; the previous band took 3.4 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ saturng3.4y ago
Does not work
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ spycraft3r4.3y ago
Does not work, doesnt even add an image
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Matija Vorgic5.1y ago
I had issues with my theme and the plugin didn’t work – contacted the dev team and they fixed it within few days – I was, of course, happy to purchase PRO version of the plugin. The team is highly professional, polite and friendly – it was a real pleasure to work with them! All the best in your future projects guys!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chicken9x045.6y ago
This plugin is not working for me. It add second feature image
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SafeSearchKids5.7y ago
Easy installation and works like a dream. I didn’t like that image url’s open in new window but looks like that feature is available on their pro version. I may purchase because I think opening in same window is important. UPDATE: I purchased the pro. After installation I noticed that the featured images were not working on my category pages, something to do with my design. The creators had emailed me directly to thank me for my purchase and I replied with the problem. They offered to fix so allowed them to log into my WordPress back end and within hours they sent me a tweaked version of the plugin. All works great now site wide. The pro version is worth it. This topic was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by SafeSearchKids. This topic was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by SafeSearchKids. This topic was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by SafeSearchKids. This topic was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by SafeSearchKids.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ leonkrijnen5.8y ago
Exactly what I was looking for!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ minishman6.0y ago
Exactly what I need. If you have Simple Lightbox installed and paste the featured image ‘File URL’ in the box this plugin adds, when you click on the featured image it opens the original size image in the lightbox! Woohoo!!! Finally featured image can be enlarged without having to write your own code.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rymr316.3y ago
Support team is fantastic!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (2.0.0). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 Add Featured Image Custom Link <= 2.0.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-12-31 CVE-2025-62119 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.0.0 No patch available
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
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 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Try it out on your free dummy site: Click here => https://tastewp.com/new?pre-installed-plugin-slug=custom-..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for developers"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 980 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "external link", "External Link to Featured Image" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-10-21 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1223 days in tier
- 2021-06-16 400+ → 2K+ up
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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LH Page Links To 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D -
Pz-HatenaBlogCard 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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