Download External Images In Posts
by Alexandru Vornicescu · Uncategorized
Also makes 11 other plugins · 4.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin will download external images in your posts to your "wp-content/uploads" folder.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈180 estimated
Momentum
-19%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “download”, “image” and “images” 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 →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 8.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,786 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3245 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 7.1
4.4★ over 9 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3245 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| download your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts 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
- “download”, “image” and “images” 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 147 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago and the previous band took 3.1 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 19 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ danielepais2.7y ago
Despite being an old plugin still work flawlessly and if you happen to generate pages for XML / CSV feeds import this plugin is great to extract those external images and saving into your local wp-uploads so that you are not using somebody else’s images/bandwidth.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ameen.akbar8.1y ago
I have checked many plugin like this, but this is the Best. I can import all external attachment with one click.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sazzad Hossain Sharkar8.6y ago
This is the worst concept I have ever seen. This plugin should be reported. I don’t know what is the main concept of the plugin is. If you enable this plugin and start working with it, it downloads 1 content 100th of times or every time when someone visits the post. Even it consumes storage because everytime someone visits, first the plugin downloads and files to internally and then serve. Within the middle of the time, visitors need to wait for the download and serve the content. Therefore, SORRY TO SAY BUT, THIS IS A FLOP PROJECT.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kukungkung8.6y ago
Greate plugin, save a lot of time for me
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hldvuong8.8y ago
I test in WordPress 4.8.2 I hope it will work good in 4.9.x This topic was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by hldvuong.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cherryaustin9.3y ago
Sorry, I reviewed the wrong product. This works OK but I preferred another plugin. This topic was modified 8 years, 12 months ago by cherryaustin. This topic was modified 8 years, 12 months ago by cherryaustin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dagnarus9.4y ago
I love to see people doing some right stuff!:) Thanks for your plugin! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eldb9.8y ago
It works.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 31 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 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and 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 729 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-18 200+ → 100+ down after 1131 days in tier
- 2023-01-14 300+ → 200+ down after 240 days in tier
- 2022-05-19 400+ → 300+ down after 337 days in tier
- 2021-06-16 900+ → 400+ down
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).
- N Newpost Catch 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A
- W WP Image Borders 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
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Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Simple Image Sizes 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image Watermark 40K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Auto Upload Images 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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