Remove Image Links
by Luke Mlsna · Uncategorized
Also makes 12 other plugins · 11.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
1) The link field for new images being inserted is blank by default. 2) The link code in existing posts and pages is not deleted but it is not outputt …
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
800+
≈880 estimated
Momentum
+48%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “image”, “link” and “links” 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.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 22.9K 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 4.4.34, 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 3956 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3956 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 | ||
| link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| links 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”, “link” and “links” 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 240 · 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
10.8y ago
latest release · v1.2.1 · 1 Jan 2016
2
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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 900.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Chakson10.6y ago
It removes them all and when i set on pages links, they still not work. Can you make an option to block only links on posts, but still keep them on pages please??
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SmartDax11.3y ago
Fantastic – many, many thanks – working a treat with WP 4.2.2
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chicchera11.7y ago
This plugin has survived sevral incarnations and keeps doing it’s job nicely in the backgound. Highly recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vvnzoom12.3y ago
Thanks so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ogi13.1y ago
Thanks for this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alex13.1y ago
Did a Google search for just this for exactly the reasons you mention and bam, here it is, precisely what we are looking for. Thank you!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Aonz13.4y ago
I accidentally found this plugin and it’s what I want. I apply it to my website deviantwp.com and it works perfect!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Exploration Travel Magazine13.5y ago
As a travel magazine, I’ve had tremendous problems with image theft, not just from smaller sites but also from large corporations who should know better (and would enforce their copyright, were I to have stolen one of their images). On a WordPress based site, a no right-click plugin doesn’t prevent someone from clicking on the image and THEN stealing it. The only way that can be prevented is to remove the image links. As I have over 1000 images on my site, I wasn’t relishing removing the link from every single image. Not only does this plugin do what it says it will do, it does it w/o causing problems with the site and original articles/images. Huge kudos to the developer(s) of this plugin! While this won’t stop the truly tenacious image thief, it WILL keep a huge percentage of the population who truly believes, “If it’s on the internet, it must be free). (If you’d like to see how well it works, visit my website, http://www.explorationtravelmagazine.com
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
2 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 454 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "picture", "remove" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-16 900+ → 800+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-08-11 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-10 900+ → 800+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-08-03 800+ → 900+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-07-24 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-23 800+ → 900+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 900+ → 800+ down after 239 days in tier
- 2025-11-13 1K+ → 900+ down after 3 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).
- N No Image Link 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags D
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ImageMagick Engine 60K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Easy Watermark 30K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C -
Disable Media Pages 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - A Autologin Links 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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Simple Keyword to Link 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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