PDF Thumbnails
by stianlik · Uncategorized
This plugin generates a thumbnail everytime you upload a PDF attachment. Generated thumbnail is an image of the first page in uploaded document.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+43%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “generator”, “pdf” and “thumbnail” 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.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.8%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 35.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30, 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 3659 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.6.30; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3659 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| generator your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pdf your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| thumbnail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “generator”, “pdf” and “thumbnail” 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 360 · 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
10.0y ago
latest release · v2.2.0 · 24 Oct 2016
11
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 3.2 years ago; the previous band took 2.7 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ joyrowe7.4y ago
As of June 2019, this plug-in does not seem to be functioning on our site. It has not been updated for 3 years. We are using WordPress 5.2.1.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ formgiver7.7y ago
thank you so much! i just needed to enable imagik and ask my host to speed up the php libraries’ updating process, it already had pdf support. This topic was modified 7 years, 5 months ago by formgiver.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jonsisk8.3y ago
Works just like it should. Can’t believe this functionality isn’t in the WP core. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mirgcire10.3y ago
The plugin does just what it says and the author is very helpful. My only suggestion would be to add a short code that would insert a clickable thumbnail into a webpage. Clicking on that would open the PDF in a viewer. For example: [pdf-thumbnail id=”1234″ size=”medium”] … naturally this functionality would require host support for imagick.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ winnewoerp11.1y ago
This plugin does what it’s supposed to do. No problems.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aaronjheinen11.5y ago
Directions to install imagemagick are as straightforward and simple as possible, thank you for including that.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Janice_D11.8y ago
I think this was the easiest plug-in to install – EVER. I downloaded it and had the PDF I wanted up and posted on my site in less than 2 minutes. No joke. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.0y ago
Works perfectly! Took a bit of head scratching to implement in my particular theme, but the developer has been a great help in getting to the final answers I needed. Details on our theme implementation thread here.
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
4 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 "This plugin generates a thumbnail everytime you upload a PDF attachment. Generated thumbnail is an image of..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); 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 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,301 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "generator" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-08-05 2K+ → 1K+ down after 981 days in tier
- 2020-11-27 3K+ → 2K+ down after 449 days in tier
- 2019-09-05 2K+ → 3K+ up after 806 days in tier
- 2017-06-21 1K+ → 2K+ 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).
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PDF Thumbnail Generator 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B - P PDF Thumbnails Support Test 300+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
- T thumbGen 100+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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Rapls PDF Image Creator – PDF Thumbnails & Featured Images 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A - D Disable PDF Thumbnails 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Regenerate Thumbnails 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B
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