Easy Watermark

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31 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 25 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 6 months ago; the previous band took 24 months to cross, which places it about 74% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ brightonbeerblog

   6mo ago

   Decent app without the fuss of other options. Had to delete in the end as doesn’t watermark WEBp

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2. ★★★★★ brooklynfox

   12mo ago

   Tried a few plug ins that did not work, but this one did. Happy days.

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3. ★★★★★ msalah52

   1.0y ago

   I’ve managed to add support for the WebP format. Both developers and users can contact me to obtain it.Special thanks to Mr. Wojtek Szałkiewicz, the original developer.

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4. ★★★★★ bugscout

   1.2y ago

   I positioned my watermarks in the bottom right corner as a small logo and text. It works for most images. However, for some, the logo is large and centered, obscuring large portions of the image.

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5. ★★★★★ Beatriz

   2.1y ago

   I wanted to suggest adding WebP support to your plugin for applying watermarks to images. As WebP is increasingly becoming a popular format due to its superior compression and quality, it’s essential to have watermark functionality for it as well. Currently, images in WebP format are left without watermarks, which compromises their protection. This feature would significantly enhance the plugin’s utility for users who rely on modern image formats. Thank you for considering this suggestion!

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6. ★★★★★ synthezoid

   2.4y ago

   This no longer works with new versions of WordPress. The only way to fix your de-rezzed and miscolored corrupted images after using this is to restore from a backup you made by other means. The built-in “restore” function doesn’t work any better than the watermarking function. If they fix it for newer versions of wordpress, it’ll be great like it used to be and I’ll revise this to 5 stars. But for now, it is a DO NOT INSTALL.

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7. ★★★★★ zjcpzz

   2.5y ago

   Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: call_user_func_array(): Argument #1 ($callback) must be a valid callback, array callback has to contain indices 0 and 1 in /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php:324 Stack trace: #0 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(348): WP_Hook->apply_filters() #1 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-includes/plugin.php(517): WP_Hook->do_action() #2 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-content/plugins/easy-watermark/src/classes/Settings/Section.php(55): do_action() #3 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-content/plugins/easy-watermark/src/classes/Backup/Manager.php(69): EasyWatermark\Settings\Section->__construct() #4 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(324): EasyWatermark\Backup\Manager->register_settings_section() #5 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(348): WP_Hook->apply_filters() #6 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-includes/plugin.php(517): WP_Hook->do_action() #7 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-content/plugins/easy-watermark/src/classes/Settings/Settings.php(60): do_action() #8 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-content/plugins/easy-watermark/src/classes/Settings/Settings.php(49): EasyWatermark\Settings\Settings->register_sections() #9 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-content/plugins/easy-watermark/vendor/micropackage/singleton/src/Singleton.php(58): EasyWatermark\Settings\Settings->__construct() #10 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-content/plugins/easy-watermark/src/classes/Watermark/Handler.php(75): Micropackage\Singleton\Singleton::get() #11 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-content/plugins/easy-watermark/src/classes/Core/Plugin.php(217): EasyWatermark\Watermark\Handler->__construct() #12 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-content/plugins/easy-watermark/src/classes/Features/WatermarkPreview.php(67): EasyWatermark\Core\Plugin->get_watermark_handler() #13 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-content/plugins/easy-watermark/src/classes/Core/Plugin.php(102): EasyWatermark\Features\WatermarkPreview->__construct() #14 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(322): EasyWatermark\Core\Plugin->setup() #15 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(348): WP_Hook->apply_filters() #16 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-includes/plugin.php(517): WP_Hook->do_action() #17 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-settings.php(550): do_action() #18 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-config.php(107): require_once(‘…’) #19 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-load.php(50): require_once(‘…’) #20 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-admin/admin.php(34): require_once(‘…’) #21 /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-admin/edit.php(10): require_once(‘…’) #22 {main} thrown in /www/wwwroot/www.xxxxx.com/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php on line 324

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8. ★★★★★ xu wu

   2.6y ago

   This plugin needs to be used in PHP7.4 or earlier versions, and an error is reported in PHP8.2 versions

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.0.11 [Fixed] Watermark preview url fixed to work with non-standard WordPress installations [Fixed] Error in Cache Busting feature. 1.0.11
2. — Version 1.0.10 [Added] Role existence checks during plugin activation. [Added] Filter to prevent applying certain watermark. 1.0.10
3. — Version 1.0.9 [Fixed] Translated view file names causing missing view errors. [Fixed] Errors occuring on the first plugin activation. 1.0.9
4. — Version 1.0.8 [Added] New form styles compatible with new WordPress form styles. [Added] Option to disable cache buster responsible for adding version param to image urls. [Fixed] Watermark preview. 1.0.8
5. — Version 1.0.7 [Removed] Freemius library. [Fixed] Potential PHP 8 issue. 1.0.7
6. — Version 1.0.6 [Fixed] Compatibility with other media-related plugins [Fixed] Backup file paths on Windows [Fixed] Bulk actions in media library list view 1.0.6

The 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.0.11). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched High · 8.8 Freemius SDK <= 2.2.3 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update ↗
   2019-02-25 Missing Authorization Affects < 0.7.1 Patched in 0.7.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7

Translated into 65 languages, 11 at 90% or more

Plus 41 more locales with partial translations.

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-05-02 40K+ → 30K+ down after 708 days in tier
2. 2024-05-24 50K+ → 40K+ down after 284 days in tier
3. 2023-08-14 60K+ → 50K+ down after 155 days in tier
4. 2023-03-12 50K+ → 60K+ up after 586 days in tier
5. 2021-08-03 40K+ → 50K+ up after 653 days in tier
6. 2019-10-20 30K+ → 40K+ up after 1108 days in tier
7. 2016-10-07 20K+ → 30K+ up after 397 days in tier
8. 2015-09-06 10K+ → 20K+ up

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Easy Watermark: 30K+ active installs, 3.7★ (159 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/easy-watermark