EXIFize My Dates
by LBell · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Update Post Dates from Image Metadata (EXIF) in WordPress. Great for photoblogs.
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Health
B 71/100
Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈31 estimated
Momentum
+6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “date”, “exif” and “metadata” 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.
71 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 3.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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 3 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
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 303 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| photoblog your tag | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| date your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| exif your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| metadata your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| photo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search 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
- “date”, “exif” and “metadata” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 100 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,000 to #24,800, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
10mo ago
latest release · v1.6.3 · 1 Jan 2026
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 46% 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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 46 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 30.
At the current install trend, crossing 40+ in roughly 88 days.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jondor8.9y ago
It does as advertised. The only thing missing is an option do exify a single post. Whenever I post an older image, I have to check ALL the posts, so that’s definitly a point of improvement. That says, what it does it does great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Driftless9.2y ago
Gets the job done, but won’t wow you with its bling. This topic was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by Driftless.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 24 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 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 777 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-15 20+ → 30+ up after 97 days in tier
- 2026-06-10 10+ → 20+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-06-06 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-04 10+ → 20+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2026-05-21 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-19 10+ → 20+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-09 10+ → 20+ up after 4 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).
- W WP Meta and Date Remover 80K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
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Hide/Remove Metadata 20K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Author, Date and Meta Remover 10K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Strip Image Metadata 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Strip Image Metadata 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Upload Media Exif Date 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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