ImageMagick Sharpen Resized Images
by HansVanEijsden · Uncategorized
Improve your images: Sharpens resized JPG image uploads via ImageMagick so it keeps quality, EXIF information, color profiles and crops.
48 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.30, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3255 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
166
now · peak 422
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
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
8.9y ago
latest release · v1.1.7
8
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-05-09 · 1,428 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. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ narubi5.4y ago
Works well out of the box. I am using it with Shortpixel and Regenerate Thumbnails Advanced, and the thumbnails now look super-clear, yet they are half the size of the original blurry images. This is a must for every product review website.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ r4ptor7.4y ago
My photos looks awesome again thanks to this. You should look into the settings being reset, if the plugin was disabled. That’s the only downside I can think of.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ betagoo8.0y ago
Really sharpens image. Quality is not like into Photoshop, but default setting works pretty fine.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Team exactly webdesign8.0y ago
This Plugin is fantastic! Such a shame that the imagick library is so rare in shared hosting. Just installed everything on my XAMPP and your Plugin did a fantastic job. Thanks a bunch for this masterpeace.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ viktorhanacek8.2y ago
Reseting values by reactivating plugin is very, VERY bad idea and I believe it’s against all WordPress values and procedures. But to be honest it’s very good plugin. After this review I have to go figure out all the values again.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bob3338.4y ago
Tired of having blurry lifeless WordPress images? This plugin is for you Work great with “Regenerate Thumbnails about 4500 pictures in 15 minutes i love your plugin This topic was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by Bob333.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mondalaci8.5y ago
The default resizing method of WordPress (which is the GD library I believe) produced strange artifacts. Switching to ImageMagick totally solved the issue.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ juscommune9.3y ago
Total waste of time.
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.
- Medium · 4.4 ImageMagick Sharpen Resized Images <= 1.1.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-05-17 CVE-2024-34790 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.1.7 No patch available
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 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-07-07 2K+ → 1K+ down after 60 days in tier
- 2024-05-08 1K+ → 2K+ up after 118 days in tier
- 2024-01-11 2K+ → 1K+ down after 70 days in tier
- 2023-11-02 1K+ → 2K+ up after 146 days in tier
- 2023-06-09 2K+ → 1K+ down after 233 days in tier
- 2022-10-19 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2022-10-17 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-10-16 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 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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WPSSO Tune WP Image Editors 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Image Sizes 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image Watermark 40K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Auto Upload Images 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
No Right Click Images 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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