Image Widget
by rbplugins · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 8 other plugins · 108.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Image Widget - most simple and fast way to create image widget to your sidebar
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Health
C 65/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.8K estimated
Momentum
+22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “gallery widget”, “image” and “image widget” 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.
65 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.3%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 57K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,190 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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: Rating quality
Updated 402 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gallery widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sidebar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “gallery widget”, “image” and “image widget” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.5K · 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
1.1y ago
latest release · v1.0.12 · 25 Sep 2025
13
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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago and the previous band took 2.4 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 4K.
Install history since 17 Jan 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Ro4.9y ago
No funciona, al abrir el link de la imagen la pantalla se queda en negro — It does not work, when you open the link of the image the screen remains black
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yusefclass8.3y ago
Really nice image widget plugin. Configuration do not take any time. Work like described.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.12 Image widget tested with WordPress 6.8 1.0.12
- — Version 1.0.11 Image widget tested with WordPress 6.7 1.0.11
- — Version 1.0.10 Image widget tested with WordPress 6.2 1.0.10
- — Version 1.0.9 Image widget tested with WordPress 6.0 1.0.9
- — Version 1.0.8 Image widget tested with WordPress 5.6 1.0.8
- — Version 1.0.7 Image widget tested with WordPress 5.5 1.0.7
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
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
5 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 Widget - most simple and fast way to create image widget to your sidebar"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,725 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-04 4K+ → 3K+ down after 860 days in tier
- 2023-12-26 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-12-24 4K+ → 5K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-12-21 5K+ → 4K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-12-18 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-12-17 5K+ → 4K+ down after 441 days in tier
- 2022-10-02 6K+ → 5K+ down after 95 days in tier
- 2022-06-29 5K+ → 6K+ up
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 Widget 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Simple Image Widget 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C - N Newpost Catch 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A
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Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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