ImageLinks – Interactive Image Builder with Hotspots
by Avirtum · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 9.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create Interactive Images for Your Site That Empowers Publishers and Bloggers
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.6K estimated
Momentum
-7%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “hotspots”, “infographic” and “interactive” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8, #9 and #11 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
84 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 51.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 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 5 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 11 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.9★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.07★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
15%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| interactive image your tag | #3 | #14 | 0 |
| floor map your tag | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| interactive images | #6 | #19 | down 2 |
| hotspots | #8 | #18 | 0 |
| infographics your tag | #8 | #14 | down 3 |
| interactive | #11 | #19 | up 1 |
| image hotspot | #7 | #13 | 0 |
| interactive floor plan | #4 | #10 | down 1 |
| interactive image map builder | #5 | #22 | down 1 |
| hotspot | #9 | #19 | down 1 |
| image hotspots | #9 | #15 | down 1 |
| infographic | #9 | #14 | down 1 |
| interactive content | #11 | #19 | up 1 |
| images interactive | #8 | #19 | 0 |
| floor | #8 | #16 | up 1 |
| floor plan | #13 | #16 | down 2 |
| bloggers | #22 | #21 | — |
| interactive image map | #10 | #21 | 0 |
| hyperlink | #16 | #21 | down 1 |
| hyperlinks | #16 | #21 | down 1 |
| product map your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
62 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 36 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “hotspots”, “infographic” and “interactive” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8, #9 and #11 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.6K · 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.
5
releases in the last 12 months
11d ago
latest release · v1.7.2 · 20 Oct 2026
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 33% 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 5 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 31 May 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ MrWrighty3.8y ago
Happy to restrict the free version to 1 image, but do not like the image icon being displayed. Plugin removed for this reason. This topic was modified 3 years, 5 months ago by MrWrighty.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ holyhat7.1y ago
This useful plugin is working very well and does exactly what we needed. The author was very helpful with a special problem we had so that we could solve it quickly and without much effort. Thanks a lot for this plugin and your help!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nicholas0127.7y ago
Great plugin. Plus the author sent me JS code to fix a scrolling issue – and – CSS code to improve user experience – and this was before I bought the Pro version. This topic was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by nicholas012. This topic was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by nicholas012.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stenver8.0y ago
High functionality and fantastic support. A must-have for any WordPress Site
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gilcantinelli8.5y ago
Great but it’s written nowhere in your explanation that Lite version will authorize ONLY ONE MAP !!!!! So I work one hour on a second map and when i published it, a message appear that i can’t because i don’t have the paid version !!!!! I will change my review if you change your description here 😉 This topic was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by gilcantinelli.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ismailfarooq8.6y ago
Nice plugin overall but has bug on mobile, popover is not responsive. Also its good to have if you add light box option
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ roabe9.7y ago
But – a little problem with another language besides English (with diacritical marks) and PHP must be at least 5.6
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous9.8y ago
The non-Pro version seems to work very well even on mobile devices.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.7.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2023-10-29 CVE-2023-46823 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.5.4 Patched in 1.6.0
- Patched Medium · 6.4 ImageLinks Interactive Image Builder for WordPress <= 1.5.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-12-16 CVE-2022-4393 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.3 Patched in 1.5.4
- Patched Medium · 6.1 ImageLinks Interactive Image Builder <= 1.5.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗2021-10-11 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.2 Patched in 1.5.3
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
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create Interactive Images for Your Site That Empowers Publishers and Bloggers"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "use this", "use it").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube, Vimeo, Zoom.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,992 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-21 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-20 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-17 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1088 days in tier
- 2023-05-25 3K+ → 2K+ down after 503 days in tier
- 2022-01-07 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1017 days in tier
- 2019-03-27 900+ → 2K+ 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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Vision – Interactive Image Map with Hotspots Builder 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Image Map Connect – Display Posts as Image Hotspots 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D -
Venngage Infographics 90+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag D -
PixMapr Lite – Interactive Image Hotspots 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
Advance Image Mapping 20+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C -
Image Hotspots by Pleaseup – Interactive Image Map & Tooltips 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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