Scissors and Watermark

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1. ★★★★★ sparky672

   12.6y 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.

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2. ★★★★★ deepaklost

   12.8y 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

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3. ★★★★★ General Seed

   12.8y ago

   Works fine , thanks for it, it,s great

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4. ★★★★★ YuMyo

   12.8y ago

   Just installed to give it a spin, left errors after uninstall !

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5. ★★★★★ martin.kovac

   13.4y ago

   Doesn’t work watermark in version 3.5.1 I have fix some bugs but still doesn’t work.

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6. ★★★★★ parrker

   13.6y 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!

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7. ★★★★★ 3ring

   13.8y 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…)

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Automated 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

1. 2026-08-07 100+ → 200+ up after 40 days in tier
2. 2026-06-28 200+ → 100+ down after 1002 days in tier
3. 2023-09-30 300+ → 200+ 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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• Media Library Assistant 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• A Add From Server 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• Clean Image Filenames 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B

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Scissors and Watermark: 200+ active installs, 3.1★ (7 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-09-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/scissors-watermark