Image Hotspot by DevVN
by Le Van Toan · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 32.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Image Hotspot by DevVN helps you add hotspots to your images.
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Health
B 76/100
no flags
Active installs
20K+
≈28K estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “image”, “maps” and “points” 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 →5.0%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 400.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 327 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
4.3★ over 29 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hotspot your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| image hotspot your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| hotspot image wordpress | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| hotspot image | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| hotspots | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| image hotspots | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| image maps | #23 | #22 | down 4 |
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| maps your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| points your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
23 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 16 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
- “image”, “maps” and “points” 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.
- Already on top for “hotspots”. #3 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 35.9K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v1.3.0 · 11 Dec 2025
29
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 55% 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 “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 3.6 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 30K.
Install history since 4 Feb 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ freelancesgroup12mo ago
The best image hotspot
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hohotototo3.7y ago
Works perfectly with images, text even with different languages
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MartinSwe4.7y ago
Currently the world uses the phone more than a computer, if this plugin is not responsive, why use it? it’s useless. It’s a shame because it’s excellent. I hope you can fix it. BR
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Duke Snoogens4.8y ago
This is convenient, but you can’t scale the icon image and if you decide to change the icon to an SVG, all text from hotspot gets erased. If you try to us an SVG as the icon, it shows up blank with no way to replace the image after words. This tool seems responsive (I was testing it), so that was cool. Convenient and I still think it’s cool for free, but the SVG thing was a bummer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ benbois5.2y ago
It’s a quick and simple plugin to add hotspots to any images on your WordPress. Well done!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dasmarian6.0y ago
This is a fantastic plugin. Thank you so much for this! This topic was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by Jan Dembowski. Reason: Deleted link and reference to site
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jerzyrudowski6.1y ago
Tiny, easy to use, does what it should do. For me it would be excellent, if an option for choosing popup background color was added.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Becky Melton6.3y ago
This plugin makes very nice marker rollovers. Lots of options. But when you insert the shortcode in a page built with SiteOrigin PageBuilder, it renders a blank white page.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.3.0 SECURITY: Fix Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in hotspot_content custom field meta (CVE-2025-14445) SECURITY: Add re-sanitization of data points when loaded from database to prevent XSS attacks SECURITY: 1.3.0
- — Version 1.2.9 Add ALT to main image 1.2.9
- — Version 1.2.8 Fix shortcode in content pin. Enable iframe in content pin. 1.2.8
- — Version 1.2.7 Update JS to be compatible with lazy load Update .pot file (Thanks to Alex Lion (阿力獅) feedback) 1.2.7
- — Version 1.2.6 Add allowed_classes => false to unserialize. As suggested by “Michelle Porter – Wordfence Web Application Vulnerability Analyst”. Many thanks to Michelle Porter Add ALT tag to point 1.2.6
- — Version 1.2.5 Fix serious error in version 1.2.4 1.2.5
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.3.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Image Hotspot by DevVN <= 1.2.9 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom Field Meta ↗2026-02-18 CVE-2025-14445 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.9 Patched in 1.3.0
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 2 languages, 1 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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Image Hotspot by DevVN helps you add hotspots to your images."
- ! 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 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 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 196 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "maps", "points" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-18 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1311 days in tier
- 2022-12-15 20K+ → 30K+ up after 644 days in tier
- 2021-03-11 10K+ → 20K+ up after 209 days in tier
- 2020-08-14 2K+ → 10K+ up after 936 days in tier
- 2018-01-21 200+ → 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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WP Image Markers – Easy Hotspot Solution 600+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Imsanity 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Image Widget 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Menu Image, Icons made easy 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
Simple Image Sizes 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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