Genesis Taxonomy Images
by theMikeD · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 150+ installs across the portfolio →
Create and manage taxonomy images for themes using the Genesis framework. Based on "Genesis Taxonomy Images" plugin Copyright 2013 Ade Walke …
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Health
B 71/100
Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈51 estimated
Momentum
+34%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “featured”, “image” and “taxonomy” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 12.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,787 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 1 release 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 323 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ 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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| genesis your tag | #21 | #24 | down 4 |
| genesis framework | #18 | #24 | down 5 |
| taxonomy image | #19 | #23 | down 5 |
| genesis plugin | #20 | #24 | down 3 |
| genesis wp | #24 | #24 | — |
| featured your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| taxonomy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| term your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “featured”, “image” and “taxonomy” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 267 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,300, alongside the other plugins at 50+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v2.0.5 · 15 Dec 2025
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 49 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 50.
Install history since 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ WebEndev11.2y ago
This plugin is very much needed. Glad to see the new features. Thanks to the new Dev, theMikeD
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ morktron12.7y ago
Works just like it says on the tin and the documentation in very comprehensive. A very useful plugin. Hopefully this will be part of the WP or Genesis core one day 🙂
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create and manage taxonomy images for themes using the Genesis framework. Based on "Genesis Taxonomy Images..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("designed 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 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,433 characters of description.
- ✓ 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 40+ → 50+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 50+ → 40+ down after 624 days in tier
- 2024-11-27 60+ → 50+ down after 211 days in tier
- 2024-04-30 70+ → 60+ down after 148 days in tier
- 2023-12-04 80+ → 70+ down after 124 days in tier
- 2023-08-02 90+ → 80+ down after 58 days in tier
- 2023-06-05 100+ → 90+ down after 1224 days in tier
- 2020-01-28 200+ → 100+ down after 1034 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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Taxonomy Images 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D -
WP Term Images 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Category Icon 2K+ installs · 3.3★ · 3 shared tags B -
Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Hide Featured Image 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Term Management Tools 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B
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