RDV Category Image
by rdvinfotech · eCommerce
Add an image to a category or taxonomy. Display a category image using either a template tag or a shortcode.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈390 estimated
Momentum
+95%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “taxonomy image”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
85 health vs 71 average across 9,785 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.6%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 6.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,161 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.
This plugin shipped 3 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 48 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
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
37%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| rdv | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| category image your tag | #3 | #17 | 0 |
| taxonomy image your tag | #14 | #21 | down 1 |
| category list image | #14 | #22 | up 1 |
| custom category image | #16 | #24 | — |
| category template | #20 | #23 | up 1 |
| woocommerce category image | #21 | #24 | — |
| product category image your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| tag image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce category your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
31 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 24 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “taxonomy image”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “tag image” and “woocommerce category” 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.
- Already on top for “rdv”. #1 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 400 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.1.2 · 15 Sep 2026
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 64% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 21 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Aug 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Yared Kassa Legesse2.9y ago
I am Glad To find this pice of Beauty.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpdevtech4.8y ago
This is a great plugin that adds extra functionality to include an image to any category, taxonomy, and tag. This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by wpdevtech. This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by wpdevtech.
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
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 "Add an image to a category or taxonomy. Display a category image using either a template tag or a shortcode."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); 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 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,076 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("product category image", "Tag image", "taxonomy image", "WooCommerce category" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-02-22 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-21 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-20 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-19 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-18 200+ → 300+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2025-01-30 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-29 200+ → 300+ up after 39 days in tier
- 2024-12-21 300+ → 200+ down after 2 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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Categories Images 50K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Advanced Category and Custom Taxonomy Image 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Custom Category Image 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - T TCL Categories Image 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Jam Taxonomy Image 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Category Image Manager by DevDesignDazzle — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Drop a live Pulse card for RDV Category Image into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
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