Scissors and Watermark
by Aleš Loziak · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 600+ installs across the portfolio →
Scissors and Watermark enhances WordPress' handling of images by introducing cropping, resizing, rotating, and watermarking functionality.
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Health
D 41/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈220 estimated
Momentum
-22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “gallery” and “images” 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.
41 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 16.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,186 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, 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 5050 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 6.8
3.1★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 3.98★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| library your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media 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
- “admin”, “gallery” and “images” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 165 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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
13.8y ago
latest release · v3.2.1 · 2 Jan 2013
4
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 “200+”. 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 over 200.
Install history since 20 Jun 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ sparky67212.8y ago
I installed plugin and despite configuring the settings, it continues to nag every single WordPress user when they log into my Dashboard… even users with limited capabilities. If the user does not have the capability or role to alter the settings, they should never see a nag message at the top of the screen directing them to a “settings” link that can’t work for them in the first place.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ deepaklost12.9y ago
changed watermark pic n uploaded second pic… but all my post n new post are getting both watermarks….. http://counteristrike.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Rajini-Once-Taught-A-Child-To-Play-Counter-Strike-32.jpg
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ General Seed12.9y ago
Works fine , thanks for it, it,s great
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ YuMyo13.0y ago
Just installed to give it a spin, left errors after uninstall !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ martin.kovac13.6y ago
Doesn’t work watermark in version 3.5.1 I have fix some bugs but still doesn’t work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ parrker13.8y ago
Great plugin! I tried about half a dozen other plugins with watermarking functionality, and this one has the exact features that I needed. If only the authors decide to allow a couple more parameters for watermarking, like margins from left/top/right/bottom of the image, it would have the complete functionality. Even like this, it does the job, and does it great. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 3ring14.0y ago
Just started using this plugin and already I’m floored at what it does. Installed and is operating flawlessly so far. Makes uploading, cropping, resizing, rotating and watermarking images as simple as clicking a button. I don’t think it could get any easier or more powerful than this – for free. Perfect for situations where your client needs to upload images, but doesn’t know how to use photoshop for image editing – this plugin does it for them. (Not sure about image upload sizes…)
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
0 of 8 pass · checked 30 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 823 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("admin", "gallery", "library", "media" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-07 100+ → 200+ up after 40 days in tier
- 2026-06-28 200+ → 100+ down after 1002 days in tier
- 2023-09-30 300+ → 200+ down after 416 days in tier
- 2022-08-10 400+ → 300+ down after 487 days in tier
- 2021-04-10 500+ → 400+ down
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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Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
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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 - A Add From Server 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
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Clean Image Filenames 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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