SmartFrame Images
by smartframe · Search
Built for publishers: search, embed, and publish from a library of 55 million+ free editorial images, all without leaving WordPress.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
90+
≈100 estimated
Momentum
+26%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “image embed”, “image library” and “image search” 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.
84 health vs 63 average across 980 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.5%
of downloads still active
At least 90 of 1.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Search plugin keeps 0.7%, across 647 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Search plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 7 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 116 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.7
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| editorial images | #6 | #14 | down 1 |
| image embed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image library your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| publishers your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
17 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 16 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “image embed”, “image library” and “image search” 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 15 May 2026 · 171 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 494 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #16,800 to #17,400, alongside the other plugins at 90+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
7
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.4.5 · 9 Jul 2026
7
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 “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 100.
At the current install trend, crossing 100+ in roughly 58 days.
Install history since 14 May 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mariusae34mo ago
The best possible solution for content creators to use top-quality images both legally and free of charge, while photographers automatically receive proper attribution and compensation through advertising—without publishers having to pay a single cent. The image delivery via the embed loads lightning-fast on the page, and a well-implemented system for displaying images in social media and Google metadata is also in place. Pure gold!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ruckrugby20265mo ago
Smart Frame has given RUCK access to millions of high-quality images at no cost, dramatically improving our content output while saving the business money. It’s been an invaluable resource for both creativity and efficiency.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dm1176mo ago
I’ve been really pleased with this. Works very well and overall is excellent.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pollscoopdragon6mo ago
we have had nothing but a positive experience with smart frame and the plugin so would highly recommend them to any publisher looking for quality images.
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Built for publishers: search, embed, and publish from a library of 55 million+ free editorial images, all w..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "who need", "for publishers").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 11 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,574 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("image embed", "image library", "image search" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-28 100+ → 90+ down after 131 days in tier
- 2026-06-19 90+ → 100+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-06-07 50+ → 90+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-06-04 40+ → 50+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-05-29 30+ → 40+ 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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Getty Images 2K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
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Modern Image Formats 100K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B
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