Image Hotspot – Map Image Annotation
by wpmart · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 11.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Image hotspot lets you easily add custom tooltips to your images and add hotspot when highlighting them. Furthermore, you have the option of setting c …
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
3K+
≈3.9K estimated
Momentum
+6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 83/100. Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
89 health vs 58 average across 25,753 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.7%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 64.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
This plugin shipped 6 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 30 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 22 reviews, smoothed to 4.34★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
16%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| map image | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| image hotspots your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| hotspot picture your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| image annotation | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| annotation | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| hotspots | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| annotations | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| hotspot | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| hotspot image wordpress your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| image hotspot your tag | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| hotspot image your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| annotation plugins | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| image map | #3 | #5 | up 2 |
| pointer | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| infographic | #7 | #6 | down 1 |
| popover | #8 | #7 | 0 |
| infographics | #9 | #7 | down 1 |
| travel map | #11 | #13 | down 1 |
| easy map | #13 | #18 | 0 |
| map | #20 | #21 | down 2 |
114 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 73 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “infographic”, “popover” and “infographics” (#7, #8 and #9 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.4K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v3.8 · 2 Oct 2026
29
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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Jan 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Emilien2.0y ago
Great support, he found the solution to a plugin conflict.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marcusjwilson2.0y ago
We requested improvements to the accessibility of the plugin, and the developers put our suggestions in place within the week. Great work. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ starling572.7y ago
Great little plugin, works as intended. What is *REALLY* great is when we had a minor issue following a change of domain, the plugin author responded (literally) within minutes and very quickly resolved the issue for us. Thank you so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ monoweb2.7y ago
Very cool plugin, you can make a super interactive map from any image. There are a lot of options in the pro version.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ abie10662.8y ago
Many thanks for the help and advice when evaluating the trail version, really helpful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ skpchow2.8y ago
Image hotspot plugin is very good and easy to create the image map, and the price of pro. version is worthful. This topic was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by skpchow.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sarahwid2.8y ago
I love how easy this plugin is to integrate into my WordPress site and create images with hotspots that show additional information nicely. The price is very affordable too compared to other plugins.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fabienvallee772.8y ago
excellent and easy
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
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 "Image hotspot lets you easily add custom tooltips to your images and add hotspot when highlighting them. Fu..."
- ✓ 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 Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "use cases", "ideal for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube, Vimeo.
- ! Headings and lists 3 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,652 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("hotspot image", "hotspot image wordpress", "hotspot picture", "image hotspots" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-26 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-25 3K+ → 2K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-06-22 2K+ → 3K+ up after 553 days in tier
- 2023-12-17 1K+ → 2K+ up after 303 days in tier
- 2023-02-17 900+ → 1K+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2023-01-21 800+ → 900+ up after 59 days in tier
- 2022-11-23 700+ → 800+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2022-10-21 600+ → 700+ up after 17 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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Image Hotspot by DevVN 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
Shoppable Images (Lookbook) for WooCommerce 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
WP Image Markers – Easy Hotspot Solution 600+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D -
Image Hotspot With Tooltip For WPBakery Page Builder (formerly Visual Composer) 300+ installs · 3.4★ · 1 shared tag D -
Image Hotspot Block 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Flipbox Addon for WPBakery Page Builder (formerly Visual Composer) 200+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D
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