ProHotspots Lite – Image Gallery Hotspots
by AA-Team · eCommerce
Also makes 2 other plugins · 60+ installs across the portfolio →
Create custom hotspots to make your images more informative and interactive using the WordPress blocks.
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈35 estimated
Momentum
-36%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “hotspot” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
43 health vs 71 average across 9,749 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 3.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,142 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28, 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 2810 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.1.28; the current branch is 6.8
3.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.04★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2810 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| amazon hotspot your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| custom hotspots your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| hotpoint your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| hotspot your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce hotspot your tag | Not checked yet | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “hotspot” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 159 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,000 to #24,800, alongside the other plugins at 30+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 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 12 Feb 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ naaatasha5.0y ago
Dont work with 5.8.1 This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by naaatasha.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yerteddy6.0y ago
Ok poetry
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MBExpo7.4y ago
This is one of, if not the best, hotspots I’ve seen. Unfortunately it’s use is way too limited. I would really like to see this available for PageBuilders like Elementor or Brizy. Restricting it to just the Gutenberg build makes it hard to really use. Having the ability to make rounded corners, control the color of the background and fonts, plus controlling the H and W of the box is like nothing else I’ve seen. Great job! It would be helpful if you could control the size of the markers. They are quite large. It would be nice if you could control the positioning of the tips too. With only being able to position the to the right of the marker can be an issue. And finally, be able to use a standard photo image inside the tips and not just for e-commerce listings would really top it off. This topic was modified 7 years, 1 month ago by MBExpo.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create custom hotspots to make your images more informative and interactive using the WordPress blocks."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,653 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "amazon hotspot", "woocommerce hotspot" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-19 40+ → 30+ down after 273 days in tier
- 2025-06-19 50+ → 40+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2025-05-30 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-05-28 50+ → 40+ down after 27 days in tier
- 2025-05-01 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-30 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-29 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-04-27 50+ → 40+ down after 7 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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Image Hotspot by DevVN 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
Interactive Image Map Plugin – Draw Attention 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Image Markers – Easy Hotspot Solution 600+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D -
WPC Shoppable Images for WooCommerce 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Interactive Image 200+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
PixMapr Lite – Interactive Image Hotspots 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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