Get the Image
by Justin Tadlock · Uncategorized
Also makes 35 other plugins · 30.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
An easy-to-use image script for adding things such as thumbnail, slider, gallery, and feature images.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
7K+
≈7.6K estimated
Momentum
-6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “image”, “images” and “thumbnail” 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.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 639K 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.
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 4.8.34, 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 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 17 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| thumbnail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “image”, “images” and “thumbnail” 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 760 · 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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
9.1y ago
latest release · v1.1.0 · 25 Sep 2017
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 79% 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 “7K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 62% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ vasilistein8.7y ago
Hi Justin, It’s a great plugin i have discovered recently. Lots of sites do not use Featured Image and prefer to add images into the editor, especially very old sites and blogs. This is the main reason i am using this plugin. I see that the plugin was last updated four months ago. Are you going to maintain and develop this plugin in the future?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 142934479.1y ago
It sounded too good to be true. Don’t use this plugin unless you know where to put your hands in the core. The plugin offer absolutely no settings, neither a checkbox or anything in the backend (where the game should occur), you almost think it’s not installed. The instructions on Github are only clear to WP developers and so vague that not even studying WP documentation you can understand where to put the functions. Lucky those 50K who are succesfully using it, they must all be developers. Myself, I canned it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tan Nguyen10.7y ago
Nice plugin, I use it for all of my sites.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ CyberAbel11.2y ago
Hello everyone and plugin author, this is one of the greatest plugins I’ve ever used for setting up custom thumbnails without using the default Featured Image feature. With some tips and hints from https://github.com/ I have been able to do what I wanted to do with this plugin, thanks a bunch, I really appreciate this. Keep up the awesome work! Regards.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 11Elevencreative12.3y ago
just did the update, our gallery stopped working. went to the forums, no support unless you are VIP. lame
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jfulyogini12.3y ago
Worked fine until it didn’t. Images no longer show up in my blog roll, featured page slider, alt homepage widgets, or gallery. My store sales have ceased because there are no pictures anymore. Developer blames theme, but seriously. If this is where WordPress is headed, SquareSpace is going to be a better option – less wasteful of my time, far less breakable, and no more money wasted on plugins that don’t work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ryan Hellyer12.6y ago
Cool! I’ve custom coded this numerous times. Good to know I can just grab this plugin in future instead 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Heeran12.8y ago
My all time favorite Plugin, recommended to all those who like easiness and flexibality. i have a small problem, how can i centeralized the gallery on home page? i am showing the slider at home page only, but it is left aligh by default.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 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 Names its audience or use cases ("if you need", "if you want").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 5 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,726 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-16 8K+ → 7K+ down after 163 days in tier
- 2026-01-04 9K+ → 8K+ down after 189 days in tier
- 2025-06-29 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1055 days in tier
- 2022-08-09 20K+ → 10K+ down after 677 days in tier
- 2020-10-01 30K+ → 20K+ down after 299 days in tier
- 2019-12-07 40K+ → 30K+ down after 462 days in tier
- 2018-09-01 50K+ → 40K+ down after 184 days in tier
- 2018-03-01 60K+ → 50K+ down after 441 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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Thumbnail Upscale 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D -
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Simple Image Sizes 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image Watermark 40K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A - A AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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