No Image Link
by Scott Werner · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Defaults the Image Link option to 'none' when adding a picture to a page or post.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+56%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “image”, “images” and “link” 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 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.2%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 23.6K 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.
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 4.0.38, well behind 6.8.
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 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.0.38; 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 3259 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| picture your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| remove your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “image”, “images” and “link” 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 242 · 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
12.2y ago
latest release · v1.2 · 4 Sep 2014
3
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.
Crossed into this band 2.1 years ago; the previous band took 22 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Michael Krivoshey6.3y ago
No Working, Especially if website has a muli-authors blog every author insert a image as previous setting ignoring this plugin may be php injection wll help i ll check it in next few weeks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kari6.5y ago
I still use this even tho it’s out of date. Works with WordPress 5.4.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dave11.1y ago
Works out of the box with the latrest version of WordPress (4.3.1 at the time of writing). No configuration necessary. Perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MikePirch11.5y ago
I wonder why wordpress does not have this feature built in. To remove links on all posts/pages is quite a hassle , even if there is not lots of images. This plugin ensures that I dont accidentally leave a link, where i dont want any.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Vincent Drouin11.9y ago
C’est sans doute un peu par fénéantise que je n’ai pas modifié le code et fait appel à ce petit plugin, mais ce qu’on perd en vitesse on le gagne en confort au bout du compte. Donc si on n,est pas à l’aise avec le code, c’est la solution idéal pour régler ce gros problème d’optimisation pour L’UX et le SEO. Ça a fait du bien à mon site [Moderated]
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.0y ago
Plugins like this that automate the little tasks make the WordPress experience better. Installed. Activated. Done.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gerardus12.1y ago
At last this option comes by default. Clients (and I) will appreciate 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 30 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 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 5 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 412 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-09-18 2K+ → 1K+ down after 650 days in tier
- 2022-12-08 3K+ → 2K+ down after 494 days in tier
- 2021-08-01 4K+ → 3K+ down after 623 days in tier
- 2019-11-17 6K+ → 4K+ down
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).
- I Img Title Removal 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D
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Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
ImageMagick Engine 60K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Image Sizes 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image Watermark 40K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Easy Watermark 30K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C
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