Image Rotation Fixer
by Mert Yazıcıoğlu · Uncategorized
Automatically fixes the rotation of JPEG images using PHP's EXIF extension, immediately after they are uploaded to the server.
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Health
D 41/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “correct”, “exif” and “fix” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
41 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.0%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 33.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.3.34; the current branch is 6.8
3.4★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 3.94★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| correct your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| exif your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| fix your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| jpg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “correct”, “exif” and “fix” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 205 · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
11.0y ago
latest release · v1.0 · 14 Nov 2015
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; the previous band took 23 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ seanferd9.2y ago
Didn’t do anything after activation
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dozza9.7y ago
I want a solution to this issue, and after reading Dave Perrett’s excellent post on EXIF Orientation values here I tried this plugin with the example test images on GitHub here. By default with WordPress vanilla install currently, the images uploaded to the media library and placed in a post are not ‘corrected’ and maintain their incorrect orientation, which is not good. After adding & activating the plugin, deleting the images permanently and then importing them again, I got the same result. So it seems the plugin has no effect. Can anyone else corroborate this? Getting the same result with this. UPDATE: After testing this (which didn’t work) and many other plugins, I’ve confirmed that Fix Image Rotation plugin does work with 4.7.2 version of WordPress (vanilla). This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by dozza. Reason: Gave wrong rating, and give link to one that works
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pierre P.10.5y ago
+ It breaks whatever image you try to upload.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jake Snyder10.6y ago
I tested repeatedly, but if I take the image during upload, it shows up as solid black when this plugin is active. So it didn’t fix the problem, it destroyed the image. Not sure if this is only when taking the photo at the time of upload or not. I am also using jQuery cropit, so it could be the combination.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ InSightGraphicDesign10.7y ago
My problem is some vertical images uploaded from iPhone 6s plus are rotated 90°. Without this plugin, WordPress corrects all the generated thumbnail sizes, but leaves the original full size image sideways. With this plugin activated, WordPress doesn’t correct any of the thumbnails, so all sizes, including the original full size, are sideways.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ giglinx10.7y ago
Was having issued with iphone uploads rotating. Worked within seconds
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gailm910.8y ago
I tried using this plugin to fix the rotation issue when uploading images from computer. All images load sideways. Once this plugin is activated, images do not upload at all. I get the error message below. Warning: imagejpeg() expects parameter 1 to be resource, boolean given in /home3/wabafg0aatuu/public_html/wp-content/plugins/image-rotation-fixer/image-rotation-fixer.php on line 89 2441
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danaregi10.9y ago
Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 2 of 3 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 300 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "correct", "jpg" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-29 2K+ → 1K+ down after 681 days in tier
- 2023-01-18 3K+ → 2K+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2023-01-12 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-01-11 3K+ → 2K+ down after 360 days in tier
- 2022-01-16 4K+ → 3K+ down after 446 days in tier
- 2020-10-27 6K+ → 4K+ down after 1403 days in tier
- 2016-12-24 4K+ → 6K+ up after 285 days in tier
- 2016-03-14 3K+ → 4K+ up after 121 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).
- I Image Rotation Repair 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
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Strip Image Metadata 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - D Dynamic Image Resizer 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Imsanity 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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