Upload a new version of an image without deleting the old image attachment, so that references to the image remain intact.
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Health
C 63/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
8K+
≈8.7K estimated
Momentum
+25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “image”, “images” and “media” 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.
63 health vs 62 average across 3,280 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.4%
of downloads still active
At least 8K of 125.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,319 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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: Update recency
Updated 811 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 65 reviews, smoothed to 4.38★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 811 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| id replace | #24 | #16 | 0 |
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| overwrite your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| replace your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 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
- “image”, “images” and “media” 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 9.8K · 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
2.2y ago
latest release · v1.1.11 · 12 Aug 2024
18
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 “8K+”. 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 69% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Dec 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ pebweb1.3y ago
I didn’t understand how it worked at the beginning. And I’m sure those who wrote bad reviews felt the same way. But now I’ve understood how to do it and it works perfectly.The plugin doesn’t work like others out of this category. I like the way it’s done, but if you can solve this so that people know how to use it from the start, you’ll hardly get any more one-star ratings.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mellowvision1.6y ago
Ideally, there would be a setting like “Enable Drag to replace” and this would allow me to drag and drop a replacement file into the media file upload screen, with the same name as an existing file already in the uploads, and overwrite that existing file. I do not want the editors to have to find an original file to replace it with a new one. I just want them to upload the new one.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aaylasecura1.8y ago
It does exactly what it’s supposed to do. I don’t know why some people say that it creates a new image instead of replacing, perhaps they don’t complete the process… Yes, you need to upload the new image so temporarily, after step 1, there’s the old and the new image. But then you select the new image as the replacement and the plugin moves the new onto the old one, completely replacing it and there’s no extra copy of it. Also note that if you have any image compression plugins that create for example webp version, you’ll have to manually delete and re-create those versions. This topic was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by aaylasecura.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jeanjohnson29111.8y ago
Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ matthewstidham1.9y ago
Works like a charm
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ neotek92.2y ago
Great plugin. I use it all the time. Thank you. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ brianpg02.2y ago
This plugin works for Images AND files so before I found this plugin I was deleting the original file, then uploading the updated version. I then had to go to everywhere the file was installed and update it’s URL and then the cache had to be refreshed until I could be sure that everything was ok. Now with Replace Image I simply upload the updated file and open the original and click replace, simple, no changing URL’s or playing with cache, love it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Iamhere2.3y ago
Tried the others, didn’t work, tried this one, worked first time and seems more intuitive to be able to copy alt text etc. Thank you for producing and maintaining this valuable tool. The community thanks you.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.8 Add “Replace With AI Image” button 1.1.8
- — Version 1.1.7 Updated links, author, changed branding to WP Zone Updated tested up to Removed donation links, Added aspengrovestudios as contributor Updated banner and icon 1.1.7
- — Version 1.1.6 Plugin now deletes files associated with the old image prior to replacement 1.1.6
- — Version 1.1.5 Fixed non-critical PHP warning 1.1.5
- — Version 1.1.3 Fixed undefined offset error per https://wordpress.org/support/topic/undefined-index-0-on-line-100-mainfile?replies=1 1.1.3
- — Version 1.1.1 Added support for image replacement where the image file being replaced doesn’t exist Removed anonymous functions 1.1.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.1.11). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2024-06-18 CVE-2024-4873 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 1.1.10 Patched in 1.1.11
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.5
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
3 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 One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Divi, bbPress, LifterLMS.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,679 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "media", "overwrite" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 9K+ → 8K+ down after 246 days in tier
- 2025-11-06 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-05 9K+ → 10K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-10-31 10K+ → 9K+ down after 2263 days in tier
- 2019-08-21 7K+ → 10K+ up after 886 days in tier
- 2017-03-18 3K+ → 7K+ up after 164 days in tier
- 2016-10-05 200+ → 3K+ up after 259 days in tier
- 2016-01-20 70+ → 200+ up
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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Inline Image Upload for BBPress 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Media Library Assistant 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Image Sizes 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Default Featured Image 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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