Easy Media Replace
by Nabil Lemsieh · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 28.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Replace Images and Media Files in WordPress Easily and Quickly.
Removed from WordPress.org
wp.org closed this plugin on 2026-08-06 — for a security issue. It's no longer installable or updated. If you're running it, plan a replacement: closures are often security-related and WordPress won't warn you.
Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.7K estimated
Momentum
+4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “image”, “picture” and “replace” 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.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.8%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 21K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1285 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.9; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1285 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| picture your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| replace your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| replace file your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| replace image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “image”, “picture” and “replace” 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 · 1,402 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.7K · 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
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
3.5y ago
latest release · v0.2.0 · 25 Apr 2023
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 78% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; the previous band took 2.8 years to cross, which places it about 73% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Sep 2019
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (0.2.0). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 Easy Media Replace <= 0.2.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-08-17 CVE-2026-15253 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.2.0 No patch available
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.2
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
Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
Not checked yet. The readme could not be read from WordPress.org on this visit.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-29 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1027 days in tier
- 2023-04-08 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-07 2K+ → 3K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-04-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2023-03-15 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-03-13 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-03-12 2K+ → 3K+ up after 572 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 1K+ → 2K+ up after 371 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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Enable Media Replace 600K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
ImageMagick Engine 60K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Easy Watermark 30K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C -
Replace Image 8K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C - I Img Title Removal 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
- N No Image Link 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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