Strip Image Metadata
by Martin von Berg · Privacy & Consent
WP Strip Image Metadata is a privacy focused WordPress plugin that helps in removing potentially sensitive metadata from your uploaded images.
83 health vs 69 average across 232 Privacy & Consent plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2023-08-12 · 1,070 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
129
now · peak 283
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2023-08-11 · 1,067 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-10-21 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-10-20 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-10-19 100+ → 200+ up after 457 days in band
- 2024-07-19 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-07-18 100+ → 90+ down after 5 days in band
- 2024-07-13 90+ → 100+ up after 17 days in band
- 2024-06-26 80+ → 90+ up after 20 days in band
- 2024-06-06 70+ → 80+ up after 21 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WP Term Images 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A - I Image Rotation Fixer 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Compliance by Hu-manity.co 900K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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