SmugMug Embed
by twicklund · Uncategorized
Allows users to search and embed images into posts or pages directly from their SmugMug accounts.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “embed”, “images” and “integration” 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.
44 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 8.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.20.
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 2175 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.5.20; the current branch is 6.8
3.5★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2175 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| smugmug your tag | #9 | #8 | 0 |
| embed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| integration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| smug mug your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search 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
- “embed”, “images” and “integration” 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 · 1,442 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 94 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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
6.0y ago
latest release · v3.13 · 16 Nov 2020
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 83% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ destinationisolation12.2y ago
Just started using SmugMug and this app is great. I wish it would have support for inserting slideshows (just generate the “Show off” code that SmugMug generates and insert it into post), and more importantly, choosing the featured image from my SmugMug.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kevin Daly13.2y ago
Great tool so far. Easy to use. It took about an hour to learn.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ luvmyc613.6y ago
I have been looking for a SmugMug plug-in for my WordPress Blog for the last 2 months and this is the one I have been looking for. It allows me to very easily add (embed) a link to one of my SmugMug gallery images in a WP post. I did not want to actually add the images to the WP Media files, so this is the perfect solution. Also you can configure details for the linked image such as the caption (use default or customize for this link) and what happens when image is clicked. Thanks very much and I hope you continue to develop and support this plug-in. Enhancement Request: It would be great if I had an option for the image “click” link to have it open in a new window. Currently, clicking on the image takes the user away from the blog post and to the SmugMug site. Feel free to contact me for details. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lord Laughter13.7y ago
actually it crashes the dashbord, you won’t be able to acces your content anymore.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lord Laughter13.7y ago
actually it crashes the dashbord, you won’t be able to acces your content anymore.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (3.13). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- 2026-10-09 CVE-2026-88826 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.13 No patch available
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.5.3
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
Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
Not checked yet. The readme could not be read from WordPress.org on this visit.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-08-19 200+ → 100+ down after 31 days in tier
- 2024-07-19 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-07-17 200+ → 100+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-07-11 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-10 200+ → 100+ down after 1121 days in tier
- 2021-06-15 500+ → 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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Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
EmbedPress 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for SmugMug Embed into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
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