Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions
by Thomas Maier · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Show image credits, image captions, and copyrights. Manage image sources, licenses and AI label. The original plugin since 2012.
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
-12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 87/100. Lift the average: resolve the issues driving the low reviews.
89 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 141.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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 7 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 68 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 42 reviews, smoothed to 4.33★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| source control | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| image source | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| image credits | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| image sources your tag | #2 | #3 | up 1 |
| captions your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| attributions your tag | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| source | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| copyrights your tag | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| credits your tag | #6 | #11 | down 1 |
| caption | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| sources | #7 | #11 | down 1 |
| image source by image id | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| image caption | #6 | #10 | down 1 |
| control | #11 | #11 | down 2 |
| credit | #9 | #13 | down 1 |
| iptc | #9 | #6 | 0 |
| show id | #13 | #13 | down 1 |
| show | #22 | #13 | up 1 |
| source code | #14 | #16 | 0 |
| content control | #17 | #18 | 0 |
146 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 114 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. “caption”, “source” and “image caption” (#4, #4 and #6 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.3K · 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.
7
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v3.12.0 · 26 Aug 2026
109
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 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 55% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Sep 2019
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
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 5 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.12.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions <= 3.9.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Image Source' Field ↗2026-04-20 CVE-2026-4852 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.9.1 Patched in 3.9.2
- Patched 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 Affects <= 2.28.0 Patched in 2.28.1
- 2025-01-15 CVE-2025-22711 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation 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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 12 languages, 5 at 90% or more
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
4 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 "Show image credits, image captions, and copyrights. Manage image sources, licenses and AI label. The origin..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Block editor, Divi and 2 more.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 7 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,136 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "attributions" does not.
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 after 514 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 Source Overlay 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
FSM Custom Featured Image Caption 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Footer Credits 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D -
GamiPress – WooCommerce Points Per Purchase Total 400+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
GamiPress – H5P Points Per Score 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag - B Better Image Credits 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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