Image Comparison
by WPDeveloper · Blocks
Also makes 47 other plugins · 2.8M+ installs across the portfolio →
Let the visitors compare images & make your website interactive
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Health
B 79/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
-16%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block” for “image comparison”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “image comparison” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
79 health vs 71 average across 2,527 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.1%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 9.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,582 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks 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 2 releases 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 7 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
2.3★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.0★ 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.
46
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
36%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| image comparison | #5 | #24 | 0 |
| comparison your tag | #10 | #23 | 0 |
| image comparison woocommerce | #10 | #24 | 0 |
| comparison block | #13 | #24 | 0 |
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| compare your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
11 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 7 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
- Swap “block” for “image comparison”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “image comparison” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 444 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
7d ago
latest release · v1.4.1 · 26 Oct 2026
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ lucge3.9y ago
Not usable anymore since last wordpress version! Too bad because this extension was interesting This topic was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by lucge. This topic was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by lucge.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jos Klever5.1y ago
<!– wp:paragraph –> <p class=””>With the update to version 1.2.0 all previously created before/after sliders are broken and they refuse to fix it. They just don’t seem te care about their users.</p> <!– /wp:paragraph –> <!– wp:paragraph –> <p class=””>I’ve created a support ticket to ask for a fix and even listed the steps to reproduce the issue, but they simply say that the plugin improved (so I should be happy?) and blame WordPress for this situation unjustly.</p> <!– /wp:paragraph –> <!– wp:paragraph –> <p class=””>With version 1.3.5 it wasn’t possible to create new blocks, but as this plugin didn’t have priority I had to find an alternative. They tried to move me to the full plugin bundle, but that even broke the existing blocks, so that wasn’t an option either.</p> <!– /wp:paragraph –> <!– wp:paragraph –> <p class=””>Eventually the plugin was fixed after all, so we’re still using it. Only because recreating alle existing content is too much work. Because of the fix an I’ve given an extra star, but restoring the trust still needs a lot of work.</p> <!– /wp:paragraph –> This topic was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by Jos Klever. Reason: Updated 1 to 2 stars, after second conflict This topic was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by Jos Klever.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thebourgeoispunk5.9y ago
I spent $50 to figure out this plugin was the cause for a white screen of death in the post editor. The image comparison function is included in the WPDeveloper Essential Blocks for Gutenberg plugin. This plugin should be removed from the wordpress store to eliminate confusion!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bhabishya Bhatt6.1y ago
Love the plugin !!!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 2 at 90% or more
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
6 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 "Let the visitors compare images & make your website interactive"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use it", "suitable for", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, Block editor and 2 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,117 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
- 2026-02-05 400+ → 300+ down after 323 days in tier
- 2025-03-19 300+ → 400+ up after 409 days in tier
- 2024-02-04 200+ → 300+ up after 378 days in tier
- 2023-01-22 100+ → 200+ up
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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Image Gallery Block 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Layout Grid Block 200K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
WPC Smart Compare for WooCommerce 70K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Genesis Blocks 40K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Snow Monkey Forms 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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