My Eyes Are Up Here
by interconnectit · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 3.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
My Eyes Are Up Here helps you control how WordPress generates thumbnails.
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
2K+
≈2.7K estimated
Momentum
+9%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “featured image”, “image” and “image editing” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 178.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,781 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.
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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1496 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 32 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.5★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1496 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| featured image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image editing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| thumbnails your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “featured image”, “image” and “image editing” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · 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
4.1y ago
latest release · v1.1.11 · 29 Sep 2022
15
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; the previous band took 21 months to cross, which places it about 73% of the way through.
Install history since 2 May 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ compubmw2.4y ago
Seems to do the job, misses some points, and the wording over hotspots is inverted in the second line. Should say a hotspot is somewhere you want it TO look, vs to avoid. Other than that, seems to do the job even on WordPress version 6.5.4
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Topher5.8y ago
I’ve been a fan of this plugin for a long time, ever since it came out. I can’t even imagine how it works, but it’s so so good. This topic was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by Topher.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aquorange6.5y ago
DE Habe es zwar nicht ausgiebig getestet, aber es läuft immer noch wie zuvor unter WordPress 5.4 (Stand 25.4.2020). Ich verwende immer den Hotspot, um einen individuellen Fokus zu setzen. Sehr nützliches PlugIn. EN I didn’t test it very much but there is no difference to further function. I always use the hotspot function to set a custom focus. Very useful plugin. This topic was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by aquorange. Reason: Translation to EN
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JureCuhalev9.0y ago
Does just what it claims. Superb plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous9.3y ago
I’ve installed this on a number of client sites with great results. There are now almost no complaints about mis-cropped faces.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JProffitt3G9.4y ago
This is one of the most useful plugins I’ve ever found, it’s now boilerplate on new site installs. It’s dead simple to use, non-intrusive, and it decouples my choice of aspect ratio from the content being served. My only con is I would not have discovered this plugin if not for the author’s database find/replace tool.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webentwicklerin9.7y ago
…and easy to use. Great Plugin. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kevin Brennan9.9y ago
I’ve been using this plugin for a couple years now and never got around to giving it a review. It’s easily one of the more useful plugins for those sites using a variety of thumbnail/image sizes. If you’re always finding your feature image or gallery thumbnails are cropping off heads or not focusing on the right part of the image, this works great.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.10 Update “tested up to” value 1.1.10
- — Version 1.1.9 Fix the js error for WP Customizer 1.1.9
- — Version 1.1.8 Remove deprecated jQuery methods 1.1.8
- — Version 1.1.7 Remove PHP warnings Add composer support 1.1.7
- — Version 1.1.6 Prevent hotspots from being placed outside edges of image 1.1.6
- — Version 1.1.5 AS3CF compatibility 1.1.5
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 12 languages, 11 at 90% or more
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "My Eyes Are Up Here helps you control how WordPress generates thumbnails."
- ! 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 ("use it", "suitable for", "if you have").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,249 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "featured image" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-17 3K+ → 2K+ down after 631 days in tier
- 2024-08-24 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1381 days in tier
- 2020-11-12 5K+ → 4K+ down after 179 days in tier
- 2020-05-17 4K+ → 5K+ up after 563 days in tier
- 2018-11-01 3K+ → 4K+ up after 273 days in tier
- 2018-02-01 2K+ → 3K+ up after 285 days in tier
- 2017-04-22 1K+ → 2K+ up after 594 days in tier
- 2015-09-06 900+ → 1K+ 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).
- M Multiple Post Thumbnails 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D
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Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) 40K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B - E Easy Add Thumbnail 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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Thumbnail Upscale 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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