Just Responsive Images
by Alex Prokopenko / JustCoded · Chat & Support
Also makes 4 other plugins · 1.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Providing full control to set your own responsive image properties for WP 4.4+, the ability to use the <picture> tag and image backgrounds.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈550 estimated
Momentum
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no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “post thumbnail as background”, “responsive post thumbnail” and “retina image” 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.
46 health vs 64 average across 1,175 Chat & Support plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.3%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 15.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Chat & Support plugin keeps 0.8%, across 629 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Chat & Support plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1882 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1882 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| post thumbnail as background your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive post thumbnail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| retina image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| retina post thumbnail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| retina support 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
- “post thumbnail as background”, “responsive post thumbnail” and “retina image” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 210 · 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
5.2y ago
latest release · v1.6.7 · 6 Sep 2021
27
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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 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 11 Apr 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rodricus4.0y ago
This plugin does not do anything? I installed the plugin and I followed the instructions. At the front-end I don’t see any change, nor at the product page nor at the products archive page. The plugin author is also not responding.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpxpert006.5y ago
This plugin should be in the core 😀
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ btsybulnyk8.6y ago
This plugin is necessity if you want to make a good web site. I use this plugin almost every project. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rovniy8.6y ago
Use this plugin in my projects
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ evkos8.6y ago
I use this awesome plugin for all my project
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Raju Mandapati8.6y ago
Just Responsive Images is a must-have plugin for building high-performance websites. It uses latest browser technologies like Picture tags and Srcsets to ensure page will not download unnecessarily huge images. Alex is very responsive in answering questions and is a pleasure to work with.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sinanskiy9.7y ago
Fine plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 3 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,797 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("post thumbnail as background", "responsive post thumbnail", "retina image", "retina post thumbnail", "retina support" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-09-29 600+ → 500+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-09-22 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-20 600+ → 500+ down after 242 days in tier
- 2025-01-21 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-20 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-19 700+ → 600+ down after 240 days in tier
- 2024-05-24 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-23 700+ → 800+ up after 6 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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