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Image Editor by Pixo

by Ickata · Performance

Replaces the default image editor in wp-admin with more powerful one - Pixo. It can also be used in the front-end.

How scoring works →
81 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 68/100
Support 70/100

81 health vs 67 average across 1,075 Performance plugins

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.

91 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 61/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-83% vs prior 30d
11Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

289

now · peak 2.8K

27630d downloads · Aug 26

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

Image Editor by Pixo · #7832 you Image Optimization · #59 WP Paint · #2963 Squeeze · #4142

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

3.5Stars · Aug 26

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.

394per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

4

releases in the last 12 months

2mo ago

latest release · v2.3.11

22

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

2.3.11 · 2mo ago2.3.10 · 2mo ago2.3.9 · 2mo ago2.3.8 · 3mo ago2.1.3 · 1.0y ago2.2.3 · 1.0y ago2.3.7 · 1.1y ago2.1.2 · 1.2y ago2.2.2 · 1.2y ago2.3.6 · 1.4y ago2.3.5 · 1.8y ago2.3.4 · 2.1y ago2.3.3 · 2.1y ago2.3.2 · 2.3y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v2.3 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
700–800 ≈760

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2019-11-18 · 1,422 observations

700Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

Details

Version
2.3.11
Last updated
2mo ago
Added
2018-10-07 · 7 yrs old
Requires WP
3.5
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
5.2

Recent reviews

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  1. Misophoniq
    2mo ago

    Just a wrapper for some online service you have to register with. How absolutely useless!

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  2. Clicknathan
    1.3y ago

    This is a really neat plugin, with the features my client wanted…but even at full quality, the end result images were not really that great.

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  3. ashpro5
    2.5y ago

    This is such a great plugin, it does just what I need it too! Currently there is a small glitch, but I have reached out to support for help. Fingers crossed they will come back with the solution. But ultimately this is a 5 star plugin for what it can do. Please keep up the good work!

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  4. rudybrinkman
    3.3y ago

    Nice plugin, however after using it for 2 days it stopped working throwing the error: “Error: Invalid or restricted API key, or registration not confirmed”. This happens on two different blogs where I installed it. This topic was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by rudybrinkman.

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  5. whatspress
    4.3y ago

    Basicly we use the Pixo plugin to crop overview images. They have to be in the ratio 4:3 all. With that plugin and and great support it’s really simple to handle that and make these image look all consistent. Pixo gave me an individuell script to fix that perfectly!

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  6. richernandezm
    4.5y ago

    El sistema te pide registro, te hace las cosas complicadas y finalmente te da herramientas de edición peores a paint. Muy mala herramienta.

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  7. ozipete
    4.5y ago

    There has been many attempts at making a plugin like this by others, however this one takes top spot without doubt. I had a support request for integration with a particular form plugin, and the support was prompt, professional and we had a solution in reasonable time. Do yourself a favour and take it for a run yourself. Thanks. This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by ozipete.

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  8. SiKth
    4.5y ago

    Asked for help, got a new update with a new function with a day. Great and very useful plugin!

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Known vulnerabilities

via Wordfence Intelligence

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.

  1. 2025-09-22 CVE-2025-58232 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.3.8 No patch available
  2. 2025-06-25 CVE-2025-5588 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.3.6 Patched in 2.3.7

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 Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-08-09 800+ → 700+ down after 152 days in tier
  2. 2026-03-10 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
  3. 2026-03-09 800+ → 900+ up after 7 days in tier
  4. 2026-03-02 900+ → 800+ down after 137 days in tier
  5. 2025-10-16 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
  6. 2025-10-15 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
  7. 2025-10-14 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
  8. 2025-10-13 900+ → 800+ down after 5 days in tier

Competes with

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