Rapls PDF Image Creator – PDF Thumbnails & Featured Images
by rapls · Media
Also makes 6 other plugins · 310+ installs across the portfolio →
Turns PDFs into images. Refuses to save a blank thumbnail, works around a Ghostscript fault that makes one, and tells you what to ask your host.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈130 estimated
Momentum
-39%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “featured image” for “creator”. “featured image” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “creator” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 62 average across 3,293 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 4.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,323 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 29 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 16 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
29%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 creator | #3 | #17 | up 1 |
| ghostscript | #3 | #5 | down 1 |
| creator | #22 | #24 | 0 |
| creator id | #8 | #21 | 0 |
| creator tools | #15 | #23 | up 2 |
| featured image generator | #19 | #19 | up 2 |
| external featured image | #23 | #23 | down 3 |
| image to pdf | #23 | #22 | 0 |
| thumbnail image generator | #23 | #21 | down 1 |
| hide featured image | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| featured image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pdf your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| thumbnail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
71 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 61 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “featured image” for “creator”. “featured image” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “creator” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 4 Jan 2026 · 303 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
29
releases in the last 12 months
16d ago
latest release · v1.4.47 · 17 Oct 2026
29
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 30% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 200+ in roughly 802 days.
Install history since 3 Jan 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nbwp5mo ago
pdf-thumbnail-generatorだとショートコードで画像がでてくるのですが、ショートコードは難解で、 PDF Image Generatorだと古く、アップデートしたものもあったのですがあまり思うように動きませんでした。 こちらのプラグインはエラーがあっても、報告だしたら、作者の方がすぐに対応いただけましたので、本当にありがたいです。 末永い運用をお願いしたいです。宜しくお願い致します。
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ giftbygifted9mo ago
I was stuck after my old plugin disappeared, but this one filled the gap perfectly. Easy to use and very reliable. Highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 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.
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
7 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 "Turns PDFs into images. Refuses to save a blank thumbnail, works around a Ghostscript fault that makes one,..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 19 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 19 of 19 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 Mentions Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 16 headings and 10 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 13,149 characters of description.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-07-17 90+ → 100+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 80+ → 90+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2026-06-29 70+ → 80+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-06-26 80+ → 70+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-06-19 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-18 80+ → 90+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-06-14 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-12 90+ → 70+ down after 1 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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Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
WEN Featured Image 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B -
PDF Thumbnail Generator 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B -
Default Featured Image 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Phoenix Media Rename 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Easy Watermark 30K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C
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