Resize images before upload
by WPsites · Uncategorized
Automatically resizes your images right in your browser, before uploading.
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
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Under-ranked on “plupload”. wp.org puts you #22; on merit you place #7. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 60.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1, 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 3260 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.6.1; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 22 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3260 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| plupload your tag | #22 | #7 | down 1 |
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| resize your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Under-ranked on “plupload”. wp.org puts you #22; on merit you place #7. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
- “images” and “resize” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 459 · 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
13.3y ago
latest release · v1.8 · 29 Jul 2013
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jscomino10.1y ago
Upon searching the WordPress repository, it’s clear that every plugin that resizes images for you is a paid service, with one exception, THIS plugin! By resizing the imaegs on our website, we’ve been able to drastically reduce traffic and server load. The benefits become even more apparent as we continue to grow. Thanks for this brilliant plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alex R.10.9y ago
I had big problems with my host, uploading bigger images. This plugin really save my time!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WebDev11.4y ago
First of all, thank you dear devs. Undoubtedly a great work.I must admit that using and maintaining a shared hosting for a high traffic website is tricky. And if compressing image takes 100% CPU and I/O usage, then its a hectic job. Used almost all other plugs but all of them exhausted my server. But as this one uses resource from client side so image compression has become faster and more stable from a server resource point of view.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bruno Rodrigues12.0y ago
this is awesome.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ddadian12.0y ago
Simple to use, works out of the box. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Darryl12.2y ago
I like this plugin sooooooo much. This is the way uploading images should work. If I could give it a sixth star, I totally would.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gelgen12.7y ago
No more busting hosting quotas !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aldolammel12.8y ago
😉 Recomendado. Recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 2 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,496 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "plupload" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-11 2K+ → 1K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-04-06 1K+ → 2K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-04-02 2K+ → 1K+ down after 528 days in tier
- 2023-10-22 3K+ → 2K+ down after 272 days in tier
- 2023-01-23 4K+ → 3K+ down after 203 days in tier
- 2022-07-04 5K+ → 4K+ down after 290 days in tier
- 2021-09-17 6K+ → 5K+ down after 353 days in tier
- 2020-09-29 8K+ → 6K+ down after 314 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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Webp Transformer 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
EWWW Image Optimizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Autoptimize 800K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
WebP Express 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF 300K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Imsanity 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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