Disable "BIG Image" Threshold
by Jonathan Desrosiers · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 20.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Disables the "BIG image" threshold introduced in WordPress 5.3.
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Health
A 85/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
+34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “bandwidth” and “photography” to your wp.org tags. You rank #10 and #12 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
85 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →13%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 79.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2022-09-01Reviewers say it's a light fix that does one job, letting them upload images past the 2560px limit again, and the two old one-star complaints about it not working haven't recurred.
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 51 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 35 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| big images your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| big image | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| threshold | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| disable threshold | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| bandwidth | #10 | #16 | 0 |
| disable images | #7 | #10 | 0 |
| photography | #12 | #17 | down 2 |
| internet | #16 | #11 | down 1 |
| disable image sizes | #11 | #19 | down 2 |
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| upload your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
20 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 11 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
- Add “bandwidth” and “photography” to your wp.org tags. You rank #10 and #12 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.2K · 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
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
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
4.2y ago
latest release · v1.0 · 2 Aug 2022
1
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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6.1 years 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 10 Jun 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Emielb4.2y ago
This plugin simply disables the new WordPress 5.3 big image threshold function, so it’s super lightweight. It works great on new uploads, allowing to use image wider than 2560px. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pointlineplane5.6y ago
Thank you for making this plugin! It is just what I needed for my WordPress photo galleries.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ carter396.0y ago
Thank you for developing the Disable “BIG Image” Threshold plugin. For those wishing to display photographs in their original form, the recent WordPress scaling “enhancement” was very troubling. Carter
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ iamdeveloper6.1y ago
Thanks Jonathan. This plugin is Awesome!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ luislema796.3y ago
Fixed error: “Post-processing of the image failed. If this is a photo or a large image, please scale it down to 2500 pixels and upload it again.”
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mgwalpole6.4y ago
This plugin is a life-saver, and very necessary for my site where I want full control over image quality + scale. Works perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ merv75556.4y ago
Bravo
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wcronin16.4y ago
I also had to remove my memory limits on the server, increase the max post size, and dump my server cache after adding this plugin to get it to work, but now I can actually upload images. Thanks! This topic was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by wcronin1.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 9 languages, 9 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.
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
2 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,236 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
- 2020-10-01 9K+ → 10K+ up after 47 days in tier
- 2020-08-15 8K+ → 9K+ 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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Publitio 400+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
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