Disable Responsive Images
by Joe Fusco · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 1.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Disables responsive images introduced in 4.4.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
600+
≈650 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “disable”, “images” and “responsive” 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.
50 health vs 58 average across 25,764 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.0%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 20K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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.
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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30, well behind 6.8.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2017-11-08Reviewers are uniformly happy, using it as a quick fix for blurry retina images, srcset conflicts with themes, CDNs and SSL, and they're asking the developer to keep it maintained.
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 2663 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.2.30; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 16 reviews, smoothed to 4.32★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2663 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| disable your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| srcset your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “disable”, “images” and “responsive” 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 175 · 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.
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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 52% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Mar 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nbatioco9.0y ago
Thanks, I have 300+ blog posts that need to be updated and this plugin solved the issues.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nineplanetsllc9.1y ago
This is a lifesaver! We’re using it as a temp fix we’re having with srcset images not loading from a CDN properly. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Zeshan Ahmed10.0y ago
I’m amazed how simple this plugin is. It didn’t completely remove the ‘srcset’ attribute but only removed the extra image sizes it contains. I was using retina support, so it kept the 1x and 2x sizes in srcset but removed all other sizes. Perfect plugin! Huge thanks to the developers/contributors.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ The The Lwin10.0y ago
Happy!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ streetdogdigital10.6y ago
We had several sites with the issue on high-res mobile screens, with WordPress core serving up severely pixelated images on responsive themes. Ditto on @secludedsea comment above. Unacceptable, WordPress! Fix the issue and give us the control in future releases. Are you kidding? Also worked on 4.2.2 for whatever that’s worth.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ David10.6y ago
We had a problem after a theme update. After the update, and regenerating thumbnails using a plugin, images were consistently sized on a Windows desktop and a Surface Pro, but not on at least one iPad. On the iPad some featured images in post lists (widgets) were reduced in size, making the site look inconsistent. I don’t know whether it was the theme, WordPress, or who-knows-what, but this plugin fixed that. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ soulshakepower10.6y ago
Since I am making my images already optimized, some with text on it, I don’t want wp to display a fuzzy blurry picture by default on high res smartphones… Thanks to the creator, please keep updating your plugin as it is a great asset, don’t abandon it please! Cheers!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Azarea10.6y ago
This plugin is a quick and effective fix a wide range of conflicts caused by the responsive images. Thanks a lot!
Read on wp.org ↗
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 28 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 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 239 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "srcset" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-09 700+ → 600+ down after 222 days in tier
- 2025-09-29 800+ → 700+ down after 175 days in tier
- 2025-04-07 900+ → 800+ down after 51 days in tier
- 2025-02-15 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-14 900+ → 800+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-02-11 800+ → 900+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-02-07 900+ → 800+ down after 69 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 1K+ → 900+ down after 788 days in tier
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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Disable Responsive Images Complete 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags B -
RICG Responsive Images 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D -
Disable Media Sizes 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Hot Random Image 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - E Easy Photo Album 900+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
- C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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