Image Credits nofollow
by apasionados · Media
Also makes 28 other plugins · 48.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds credits to the media uploads: Source and source URL. URLs are nofollow by default.
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Health
B 72/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈190 estimated
Momentum
-5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “credit” for “nofollow”. “credit” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “nofollow” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
72 health vs 62 average across 3,293 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 9.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,323 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.
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 274 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
3.5★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ 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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
9%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.5
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 credits your tag | #6 | #23 | 0 |
| nofollow | #7 | #22 | 0 |
| credits your tag | #13 | #24 | down 2 |
| image credit | #11 | #24 | 0 |
| credits page | #18 | #24 | 0 |
| credit your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
11 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 6 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
- Swap “credit” for “nofollow”. “credit” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “nofollow” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “credits”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 290 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v1.5 · 1 Feb 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 64% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 52 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Mason10.4y ago
Hopefully the author keeps this plugin updated because it works great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Karloo11.2y ago
I tried this plugin and found that I have to choose in the general settings if the credits should be for a photographer, illustrator, song writer or composer. To me it seems a bit narrowsighted to only have one option in the main settings. The problem is that in Swedish we don´t have a directly corresponding term for credits. I would also like to have the credit line close to the image and not below the image caption. Another confusing thing is that you can only see the personal name in the media settings not in connection to the image in the Post or Page. That may confuse new users and content providers. To me this plugin is a bit immature.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 129 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Plus 105 more locales with partial translations.
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
7 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 "Adds credits to the media uploads: Source and source URL. URLs are nofollow by default."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Claude.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,953 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
- 2026-09-11 200+ → 100+ down after 99 days in tier
- 2026-06-04 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-03 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-27 200+ → 100+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-05-22 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-21 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-18 100+ → 200+ up after 2 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 Credit 900+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D -
Default Featured Image 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Phoenix Media Rename 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Easy Watermark 30K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C -
PNG to JPG 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Replace Image 8K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C
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