Sharpen Resized Images
by Unsal Korkmaz · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Do you realize your resized images looks blur? This plugin fixing it. Sharpening resized jpg image uploads in your WordPress.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “image” for “sharpening”. “image” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sharpening” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 29.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18.
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 1547 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1547 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sharpening | #7 | #4 | 0 |
| sharpen your tag | #16 | #10 | down 2 |
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| resized your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| thumbnail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| upload your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “image” for “sharpening”. “image” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sharpening” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “sharpen”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 629 · 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
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% 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 3.3 years ago; the previous band took 3 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 27 Apr 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ BeeCee3.5y ago
Simple and effective, great plugin, thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Amit Biswas10.8y ago
This plugin is really awesome. I want to thank you for the great plugin that sharpen images intelligently. It deserves 5 star rating. Keep up good work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sexymazafaka11.0y ago
Using it for a years already, can’t survive without it if you have a lot of high quality pictures.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nabha Cosley12.8y ago
Works perfectly and without any configuration. I compared thumbnails of the same uploaded image before and after and there’s a very significant difference.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ southcast14.0y ago
I guess this is a bit new plugin but given the function of the plugin it could prove extremely useful to those like me whose business relies somewhat on the quality of the graphics on their sites. PS. – In order for it to work on the images already in the database you may need to regenerate your thumbnails and Viola ! Sharp as tack images ! Plus…the developer provides a smooth response. Good luck !
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 6.0.1
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 31 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 380 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-07-30 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1083 days in tier
- 2020-08-11 3K+ → 2K+ down after 728 days in tier
- 2018-08-14 2K+ → 3K+ up after 470 days in tier
- 2017-05-01 1K+ → 2K+ 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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Kama Thumbnail 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Get the Image 7K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Thumbnail Upscale 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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