NextGEN – Resize
by sojournings · Media
NextGEN Resize is plugin that resizes your pictures, photos while they upload, on the fly depending on the options set using the NextGEN Resize contro …
41 health vs 60 average across 1,479 Media 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 16+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2, 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 5986 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
56
now · peak 171
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “70+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-18 80+ → 70+ down after 202 days in band
- 2025-10-28 90+ → 80+ down after 49 days in band
- 2025-09-09 80+ → 90+ up after 9 days in band
- 2025-08-31 90+ → 80+ down after 20 days in band
- 2025-08-11 80+ → 90+ up after 17 days in band
- 2025-07-25 90+ → 80+ down after 91 days in band
- 2025-04-25 100+ → 90+ down after 3 days in band
- 2025-04-22 90+ → 100+ up after 7 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Essential Widgets 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Flexible Posts Widget 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
NextGEN Download Gallery 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Widgets for Social Post Feed 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
One Click Demo Import 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
EWWW Image Optimizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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