Swifty Image Widget
by Goran87 · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 3 other plugins · 2.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Super simple but powerful widget that allows adding single or multiple images to your widget positions, using native media uploader.
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
900+
≈990 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “image list”, “image widget” and “resize” 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.
51 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.3%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 27.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,189 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1180 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.27★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1180 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| image list your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| resize your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sidebar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 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 list”, “image widget” and “resize” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 658 · 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.
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
3.2y ago
latest release · v1.1.1 · 9 Aug 2023
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 65% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago and the previous band took 3.3 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 22 Mar 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Rheinlaender8.0y ago
this ist a useful plugin for “no tracking advertising” by configurating advertisements in a simply way. One of the best tools i ever found. Five Stars.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous9.6y ago
Exactly what I was looking for just perfect, thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oscardc10.3y ago
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Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ C. Pearie10.3y ago
Thank you for your nice plugin. It’s great. Cheers!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ toja9210.5y ago
This small plugin makes it really easy to let users easily add pictures with captions as well as links. No fancy gallery options or anything like that. Updates seem to be released fast as well, WordPress 4.5 was released a couple of days ago and now it’s been updated. Oh, and did you notice that it’s free? The only issue I’ve had is that simply adding and selecting a new picture does not actually refresh the preview, I have to write something in a text field and remove it to make it refresh. (If I recall correctly if this happen then newly added images won’t be saved if you press the save button, you actually have to refresh the preview before WordPress will save your changes)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ doulou10.6y ago
I’ve literally spent hours, days looking for a widget plugin just to feature a custom link list with images. So thanks so much for this – it’s a massive relief to find something – I can’t believe there aren’t others! Also the fact you can add style options to the Caption has saved me so much time. Thanks for a great plugin. PS – this is the first review I’ve ever written for a plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ j.goncalves10.7y ago
It works like a charm! Very good!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jojo2910.8y ago
Super plugin! Fonctionne très bien!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.3
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
4 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 "Super simple but powerful widget that allows adding single or multiple images to your widget positions, usi..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use it", "if you have").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,240 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "image list", "resize" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-23 1K+ → 900+ down after 1209 days in tier
- 2023-01-30 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-01-29 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-01-26 2K+ → 1K+ down after 310 days in tier
- 2022-03-22 3K+ → 2K+ down after 881 days in tier
- 2019-10-23 1K+ → 3K+ 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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Simple Image Widget 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C -
Image Widget 3K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags C -
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image Widget 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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