Force Images Download
by A. Chappard · Uncategorized
Force the download of image media files by adding the 'forceDownload' css class to any link.
46 health vs 56 average across 11,119 Uncategorized plugins
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4888 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
18
now · peak 79
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,369 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-01-11 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-01-10 60+ → 70+ up after 46 days in band
- 2025-11-25 70+ → 60+ down after 292 days in band
- 2025-02-06 80+ → 70+ down after 25 days in band
- 2025-01-12 70+ → 80+ up after 23 days in band
- 2024-12-20 80+ → 70+ down after 201 days in band
- 2024-06-02 90+ → 80+ down after 7 days in band
- 2024-05-26 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Simple Download Monitor 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Easy Media Download 9K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Download Attachments 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Email Before Download 6K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag C
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