ImageMagick Engine
by Rickard Westerlind · Uncategorized
Improve the quality of re-sized images by replacing standard GD library with ImageMagick.
86 health vs 56 average across 16,378 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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Support resolution
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,421 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
43.0K
now · peak 55.9K
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.8.0
40
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 “60K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-21 · 1,458 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
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.
Details
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.8.0 Security fixes: output escaping, input sanitization, removed inline JS event handlers Replace shell exec with proc_open to prevent shell injection without requiring escapeshellcmd Fix translations not loading Fix double- 1.8.0
- — Version 1.7.14 Fix how translations was loaded again 1.7.14
- — Version 1.7.13 Fix how translations was loaded 1.7.13
- — Version 1.7.12 Security fix 1.7.12
- — Version 1.7.9 Add better support for ImageMagick 7.0 1.7.9
- — Version 1.7.8 Bugfix 1.7.8
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- 2024-09-20 CVE-2024-6486 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') Affects <= 1.7.10 Patched in 1.7.11
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 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 77 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 53 more locales with partial translations.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-14 70K+ → 60K+ down after 103 days in tier
- 2025-03-03 60K+ → 70K+ 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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- N No Image Link 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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WPSSO Tune WP Image Editors 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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