ImageMagick Engine
by Rickard Westerlind · Uncategorized
Improve the quality of re-sized images by replacing standard GD library with ImageMagick.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
60K+
≈65K estimated
Momentum
-23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “image” and “picture” for “replacing” and “turkish”. “image” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “replacing” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “picture” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “turkish” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.1%
of downloads still active
At least 60K of 1.5M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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 2 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 73 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.4★ over 16 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
29%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| imagemagick your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| imagick | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| engine | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| gd library | #3 | #4 | up 1 |
| replacing | #4 | #9 | — |
| regenerate your tag | #10 | #16 | up 3 |
| standard | #9 | #19 | up 3 |
| turkish | #8 | #14 | 0 |
| picture your tag | #15 | #16 | down 1 |
| french | #15 | #20 | down 1 |
| quality | #24 | #22 | down 2 |
| embedded | #17 | #19 | 0 |
| wp engine | #13 | #24 | — |
| german | #22 | #23 | down 3 |
| english | #24 | #20 | down 1 |
| progressbar | #24 | #12 | 0 |
| picture in picture | #19 | #17 | 0 |
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
37 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 20 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
- Swap “image” and “picture” for “replacing” and “turkish”. “image” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “replacing” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “picture” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “turkish” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “picture”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 55.9K · 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
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
2mo ago
latest release · v2.0.0 · 19 Aug 2026
41
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.
Crossed into this band 17 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Jun 2021
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
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.0.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched High · 7.2 ImageMagick Engine <= 1.7.10 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Remote Code Execution ↗2024-09-20 CVE-2024-6486 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command 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 78 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 54 more locales with partial translations.
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 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Improve the quality of re-sized images by replacing standard GD library with ImageMagick."
- ✓ 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 Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 629 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "picture", "regenerate" do not.
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 after 881 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 50K+ → 60K+ up after 536 days in tier
- 2021-04-16 40K+ → 50K+ up after 236 days in tier
- 2020-08-23 30K+ → 40K+ up after 224 days in tier
- 2020-01-12 20K+ → 30K+ up after 400 days in tier
- 2018-12-08 10K+ → 20K+ up after 991 days in tier
- 2016-03-22 7K+ → 10K+ up after 198 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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Easy Watermark 30K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C - A AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
- I Img Title Removal 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
- 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 - R Remove Image Links 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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