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Signature Watermark

by ChrisHurst · Uncategorized

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Automatically watermark images as they are uploaded to the WordPress Media Library using Both Images and Text.

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
35 Health · F
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 47/100
Support 70/100

35 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized plugins

200+

Active installs

≈290 estimated

46.3K

Total downloads

since 2012

2.90★

Rating (adjusted)

1.6★ raw · 9 reviews

+11%

71

Downloads · 30d

category median +19%

High removal-risk signals

63/100

Maintenance 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
  • Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42, well behind 6.8.

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.

37 / 100

Under-optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 0/100
WP compatibility 4/100
Rating quality 55/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 4216 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+11% vs prior 30d
2Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

71

now · peak 137

7130d downloads · Aug 26

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

Signature Watermark · #12488 you Img Title Removal · #5617 Image Watermark · #855 Easy Watermark · #949

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

1.6Stars · Aug 26

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.

355per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
from wp.org release tags

How 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

11.6y ago

latest release · v1.7.12

26

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.7.12 · 11.6y ago1.7.11 · 13.0y ago1.7.10 · 13.3y ago1.7.9 · 13.3y ago1.7.8 · 13.3y ago1.7.7 · 13.3y ago1.7.6 · 13.3y ago1.7.5 · 13.4y ago1.7.4 · 13.4y ago1.7.3 · 13.5y ago1.7.2 · 13.5y ago1.7.1 · 13.5y ago1.7 · 13.5y ago1.6.2 · 13.7y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v1.7 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
200–300 ≈290

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2015-03-10 · 1,386 observations

200Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Ratings · 9 reviews

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5★
0 4★
0 3★
2 2★
1 1★
6

Details

Version
1.7.12
Last updated
11.6y ago
Added
2012-09-07 · 13 yrs old
Requires WP
3.3
Tested up to
4.1.42
Requires PHP
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Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ bootikexpress
    11.3y ago

    We bought this plugin and we are very desappointed it doesnt work and the support don t want to help they even don t want to have a look they just answer you with passive attitude we bought a lot of plugin during those past years for our wordpress site but i have to say that this author is very bad we even doesnt get our money back !!!

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  2. ★★★★★ Martina Major
    11.8y ago

    Das Plugin ist eigentlich nur Werbung für die ProVersion. Bei der Installation werden auch alle Funktionen der ProVersion mitinstalliert. In der Medienbearbeitung sind zusätzliche Optionen verfügbar. Diese funktionieren aber nicht, sie verursachen z.B. beim Aufruf die Meldung – die Funktion ist nur in der ProVersion verfügbar. Schade, es kann sein dass die ProVersion durchaus gut ist, aber wer mir für ein kostenfreies OpenSource CMS, wie WordPress ein kostenpflichtiges Plugin anbieten will, sollte so fair sein, dies als solches zu deklarieren.

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  3. ★★★★★ javies
    13.0y ago

    I try to use this plugin but is not free… Too bad

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  4. ★★★★★ SysFailure0x5a
    13.0y ago

    Can’t control the quality or position of the watermarks. Complete BS. Should add unique features for a premium version, not critical functionality.

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  5. ★★★★★ xmxm07
    13.1y ago

    Don’t recommend.

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  6. ★★★★★ Candace
    13.3y ago

    Adds a okay watermark (whether image or text) to images as you upload them. Even though it says you can add watermarks to previous uploaded images it only does that if you want to pay a $40 fee per website. They also have some other watermark plugins like Transparent Watermark, Bulk Watermark, and then the Signature Watermark, all cost separately and only have half the functions, they claim to have, for free.

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  7. ★★★★★ anandbala
    13.5y ago

    plugin not support change location of the watermark

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  8. ★★★★★ Li-An
    13.5y ago

    I give only three stars because it’s the free version of a more complete plugin.

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Behavioral tests

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✕ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✕ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2024-12-11 300+ → 200+ down after 5 days in tier
  2. 2024-12-06 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
  3. 2024-12-02 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
  4. 2024-12-01 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
  5. 2024-11-27 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
  6. 2024-11-25 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
  7. 2024-11-22 300+ → 200+ down after 681 days in tier
  8. 2023-01-11 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier

Competes with

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