Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions
by Thomas Maier · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 3.0K+ installs across the portfolio →
Show image credits, image captions, and copyrights. Manage image sources, licenses and AI label. The original plugin since 2012.
88 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
2.5K
now · peak 4.3K
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
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.
7
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v3.11.0
108
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-04-16 · 1,445 observations
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
Est. acquisition value
A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read. The range spans more than 10x because wp.org publishes install counts as broad bands, and conversion and price compound on top. Read the midpoint as an order of magnitude, not a valuation.
How we estimate this
Assumptions
- Free → paid conversion. 0.5%–2% of active installs pay for the pro tier. Typical for freemium WordPress plugins; the real rate varies a lot by product.
- Annual price per customer. $49–$129 a year, typical for WordPress plugins rather than this plugin's own pricing.
- Acquisition multiple. 2x–4x annual revenue, the going range for small WordPress-plugin businesses, the typical range for a steady plugin.
- Install base. 3K–4K active installs, from our install estimate (wp.org only publishes the floor).
Inputs
- Active installs
- 3K–4K
- Category
- Uncategorized
- Pro tier
- detected ("Lite" naming, the free tier of a paid product)
- Download trend
- volatile (a recent download spike, likely a release)
- Reviews
- 42
- Last updated
- 2 days ago
Revenue is installs × conversion × price; value is revenue × a typical acquisition multiple. Every factor is an assumption band, so the output is a wide range on purpose. If you're buying or selling, treat this as a starting point for due diligence.
Details
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.11.0 Feature (Pro): New “Media Trash” module to move images to the trash instead of directly deleting them permanently. This allows for easy recovery Dev (Pro): Log failed license API requests when the debug option is enabled 3.11.0
- — Version 3.10.0 Feature (Pro): New “Deep Check” option to find unused images in post and term meta fields added by plugins. This is optional to save performance. Improvement (Pro): Find images used in WooCommerce product archive thumbna 3.10.0
- — Version 3.9.2 Security: Limit input fields and output of source text to specific HTML tags and attributes. This prevets potential script execution. Reported by WordFence 3.9.2
- — Version 3.9.1 Improvement (Pro): Better guiding to the license input field to improve onboarding experience Fix: Pagination links were missing when the number of items in the Global List was set to 0. Only 10 results showed up Fix (Pr 3.9.1
- — Version 3.9.0 Improvement (Pro): Removed the old “Indexer” page to find unused images in the content. All features are covered by the Scanner Improvement (Pro): When the WordPress MEDIA_TRASH constant is enabled, a “Move to Trash” opt 3.9.0
- — Version 3.8.0 Feature (Pro): Add a reset button to clear the index for Unused Images Improvement (Pro): Compatiblity with Elementor thumbnails in the directory /uploads/elementor/thumbs\ Improvement (Pro): Removed check indicator icon 3.8.0
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence5 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- 2026-04-20 CVE-2026-4852 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.9.1 Patched in 3.9.2
- Medium · 6.1 Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions <= 2.28.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-01-17 CVE-2024-13515 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.28.0 Patched in 2.28.1
- 2025-01-15 CVE-2025-22711 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.29.0 Patched in 2.29.1
- 2023-12-29 CVE-2023-52187 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File Affects <= 2.17.0 Patched in 2.17.1
- 2021-10-04 CVE-2021-24781 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects < 2.3.1 Patched in 2.3.1
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 HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 12 languages, 5 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-16 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-15 3K+ → 2K+ down after 40 days in tier
- 2026-03-06 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-02-27 2K+ → 3K+ up after 751 days in tier
- 2024-02-07 1K+ → 2K+ up after 441 days in tier
- 2022-11-23 2K+ → 1K+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2022-11-08 3K+ → 2K+ down
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 Source Overlay 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
FSM Custom Featured Image Caption 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Footer Credits 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D -
GamiPress – WooCommerce Points Per Purchase Total 400+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
GamiPress – H5P Points Per Score 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B - B Better Image Credits 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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