Image Protection
by TWK Media · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 1 other plugin · 250+ installs across the portfolio →
Protects images on your WordPress site from being copied or captured, with optional EXIF privacy tools for uploaded media.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈210 estimated
Momentum
+38%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “exif” and “image” for “copied” and “data protection”. “exif” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “copied” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “image” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “data protection” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 69 average across 911 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.1%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 3.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Privacy & Consent plugin keeps 2.2%, across 502 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Privacy & Consent 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 11 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 38 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.6
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 protection | #2 | #21 | up 1 |
| images protection | #6 | #24 | up 1 |
| copied | #16 | #24 | up 4 |
| media protection | #7 | #21 | 0 |
| protection your tag | #23 | #24 | down 4 |
| data protection | #20 | #24 | down 2 |
| site protection | #22 | #24 | down 1 |
| page protection | #22 | #24 | 0 |
| website protection | #23 | #24 | down 3 |
| image privacy | #24 | #24 | — |
| exif your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| privacy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
62 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 52 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 “exif” and “image” for “copied” and “data protection”. “exif” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “copied” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “image” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “data protection” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 25 Mar 2025 · 586 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 655 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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.
11
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.2.5 · 24 Sep 2026
18
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 47 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 200.
At the current install trend, crossing 300+ in roughly 119 days.
Install history since 24 Mar 2025
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Protects images on your WordPress site from being copied or captured, with optional EXIF privacy tools for..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 17 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 17 of 17 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,538 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "security" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-15 100+ → 200+ up after 67 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 80+ → 100+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2026-06-23 90+ → 80+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-06-19 80+ → 90+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-06-11 70+ → 80+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2026-05-25 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-24 70+ → 80+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2026-05-01 60+ → 70+ 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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NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image Watermark 40K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
NinjaScanner – Virus & Malware scan 40K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
Zero Spam for WordPress 20K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Restricted Site Access 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
The GDPR Framework By Data443 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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