Disable Responsive Images Complete
by Jeff Starr · Uncategorized
Also makes 30 other plugins · 1.1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Completely disables WP responsive images.
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Health
B 84/100
no flags
Active installs
2K+
≈2.9K estimated
Momentum
-1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “disable”, “images” and “responsive” for “complete”, “disable copy” and “completely”. “disable” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “complete” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “images” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “disable copy” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “responsive” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “completely” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.8%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 52.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,769 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 4 releases 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
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2026-03-26Reviewers keep thanking the plugin for killing srcset and fixing blurry or oversized images, with only a couple of older complaints that it didn't remove srcset for them.
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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 105 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| responsive images your tag | #3 | #8 | down 2 |
| complete | #6 | #13 | up 1 |
| srcset your tag | #6 | #8 | down 1 |
| disable images | #4 | #11 | down 1 |
| responsive your tag | #15 | #18 | down 1 |
| disable copy | #10 | #16 | 0 |
| completely | #23 | #24 | — |
| disable your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
36 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 29 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
- Swap “disable”, “images” and “responsive” for “complete”, “disable copy” and “completely”. “disable” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “complete” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “images” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “disable copy” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “responsive” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “completely” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “responsive”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.5K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v2.6.9 · 18 Jul 2026
28
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5.7 years ago; the previous band took 15 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ tinaponting7mo ago
I nedéd to clean my uploads folders:) Great and works very well, if need to get rid of some thumnails:)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ amirosein9mo ago
This plugin is in the list of top first 5 plugins that I install on my wordpress websites!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sjaak1.6y ago
The plugin works great and is easy to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stackmedia2.6y ago
This is just what I needed to prevent unwanted srcset, thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ acewp2.8y ago
Perfect! My Life Saver! i was running out of my mind! and this plugin saved me! my website was keep loading full resolution of featured image in phone devices screen resolution instead of the resolution i defined (medium sized thumbnail) and the problem solved by using this plugin, Thanks Again!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rautudenis2.8y ago
I tried this plugin, but the srcset is not removed
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Matt Montag4.8y ago
Thank you for this, sincerely. Most users really do not need this extra clutter and confusion in the HTML. I trust the browser to resize images for me, and I don’t need WordPress doing that just to save 10 KB over the wire.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ theluckypet5.4y ago
It took me absolutely ages to figure out why my gutenberg “cover” block image appeared blurry at less than full screen width. Eventually, I figured it was due to the srcset tag being generated automatically for each image. This plugin resolved the issue. Thank you!
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 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 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.
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor, Google Analytics, REST API.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,003 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "srcset" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2021-02-27 1K+ → 2K+ up after 449 days in tier
- 2019-12-06 800+ → 1K+ 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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RICG Responsive Images 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags D -
Disable Responsive Images 600+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 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 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
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Responsify WP 500+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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