Export Featured Images
by Damian · Uncategorized
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.6K estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “export”, “export featured” and “export featured 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.
51 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 79.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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 3.9.40, well behind 6.8.
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 3260 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.9.40; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 72 reviews, smoothed to 4.45★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3260 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| export your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| export featured your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| export featured images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| export images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| featured 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
- “export”, “export featured” and “export featured 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 430 · 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.
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 64% of the way through.
Install history since 14 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ tam04072.6y ago
This plugin still works now, wonderful
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Samael2.6y ago
Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nichequest4.8y ago
Super easy to export the featured images from the old site and add them to new – even in 5.9. Great time saver!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ theguitarlesson5.3y ago
Works in WP 5.7.2. I don’t understand why the standard WP export doesn’t export featured images though… But this plugin does so.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Adil_Choudhury6.2y ago
This works absolutely fine with WordPress 5.4.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jose Mortellaro6.4y ago
This plugin is perfect and works with WP 5.4.2. I think you should update the readme.txt file and declare the compatibility with the last WP version. It’s amazing after so many years, it still works.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mahidul Islam Mukto6.7y ago
Awesome work. I have 140 post and wp default importer failed import feature image. IT works as expected. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sam6.8y ago
This plugin worked as expected. Tested on WP 5.2
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.
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 38 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or 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 184 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "export images" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-21 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-20 2K+ → 1K+ down after 568 days in tier
- 2024-11-29 3K+ → 2K+ down after 485 days in tier
- 2023-08-02 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-08-01 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-07-30 4K+ → 3K+ down after 299 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 5K+ → 4K+ down after 276 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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Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
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Featured Image from URL (FIFU) 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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