Getty Images
by Getty Images · Media
Search and use Getty Images photos in your posts without ever leaving WordPress.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
2K+
≈2K estimated
Momentum
+32%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “getty images” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
43 health vs 62 average across 3,280 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 157.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,319 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1278 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 6.8
3.0★ over 24 reviews, smoothed to 3.74★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1278 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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 19d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 19d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| getty your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| getty images | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| image library your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 5 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
- Add “getty images” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.7K · 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
3.5y ago
latest release · v4.1.0 · 3 May 2023
39
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 73% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 2K.
Install history since 14 Dec 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ prototype3215.0y ago
I installed the plugin to use embedded mode however when I go to search for images I get no results, I even tried updating WordPress to the latest version 5.8.2
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chris Van Patten5.6y ago
We had high hopes for this plugin but sadly it seems unmaintained and riddled with bugs. Due to some invalid code, we couldn’t even properly authenticate without editing the plugin code (pro-tip: textarea is not a self-closing tag). Then once authenticated, the plugin wouldn’t download images — it just froze after pressing the button. It would be great to see Getty reinvest in this plugin and modernize it. Until they do, you’re on your own.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alok_routray6.4y ago
I want to add multiple Getty images to a slider and display in my website. But this plugin doesn’t have that feature.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rajeshbishnoi6.7y ago
Hi , i have integrated plugin for my site but its taking me to login page while setting featured image for my post, this is repetitive i have logged in multiple times but same thing happening again and again This topic was modified 6 years, 5 months ago by rajeshbishnoi.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Greenbergman7.8y ago
Not only did the plug-in not work (nothing happened when clicking Getty next to Media), but it also stopped Media from working. I had to delete the app before I could get to Media to select any of my own images. I did manage to insert the Getty image I wanted by manually inserting the embed code into the post text view.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ karimqu8.0y ago
Really osm site
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ britwatchsports8.8y ago
We use the Getty Embeds but recently they have stopped aligning. I wondered if this was because we were long overdue a WordPress and plugin update – but even after that, they will not align at all. As a result we have to resort to full or 75% images which have no alignment and so looks a little bland with a lot of whitespace now. This has been an issue for a while now.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bennj9.2y ago
… on Mac with Firefox, Safari, Chrome. (On Safarai you cannot even log in to your getty account.) When logged-in with getty images account, chosen image can not be posted. As not logged in user posted images will have the getty sign on it plus “embed by getty”. This little piece of software seems to be hacked together quick&dirty. Deinstalled.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 4.1.0 Added Support to Search by multiple Premium Access Agreements Tested with WordPress 6.2 4.1.0
- — Version 4.0.14 Tested with WordPress 6.1 4.0.14
- — Version 4.0.13 Tested with WordPress 5.8 4.0.13
- — Version 4.0.12 Bug Fix: Fix issue blocking scroll on search page 4.0.12
- — Version 4.0.11 Bug Fix: Fix download button interaction issue 4.0.11
- — Version 4.0.9 Bug Fix: Fix image results grid so users can interact with assets 4.0.9
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (4.1.0). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.2
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
2 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,852 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "image library" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-25 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-23 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 1K+ → 2K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-10-16 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-14 1K+ → 2K+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-10-07 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-05 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-03 2K+ → 1K+ down after 398 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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Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Media Library Assistant 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Clean Image Filenames 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Disable Media Sizes 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Replace Image 8K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
iOS images fixer 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
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