Remove Image Links
by Luke Mlsna · Uncategorized
Also makes 9 other plugins · 11.2K+ 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 …
48 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
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.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3893 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
133
now · peak 203
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
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
13.7y ago
latest release · v1.2
1
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.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-09-19 · 1,426 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Chakson10.5y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ SmartDax11.1y ago
Fantastic – many, many thanks – working a treat with WP 4.2.2
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chicchera11.6y ago
This plugin has survived sevral incarnations and keeps doing it’s job nicely in the backgound. Highly recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vvnzoom12.1y ago
Thanks so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ogi12.9y ago
Thanks for this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alex12.9y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Aonz13.2y 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 Magazine13.3y 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
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Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
- A Autologin Links 7K+ 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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Easy Media Replace 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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