Thumbnail Crop Position
by PoseLab · Media
Also makes 1 other plugin · 2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Select the crop position of your thumbnails.
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “crop”, “media” and “position” 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.
43 health vs 62 average across 3,279 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.7%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 42.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,318 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 6.8.
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 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 6.8
3.8★ over 16 reviews, smoothed to 4.03★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| crop your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| position your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| thumbnail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| upload your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “crop”, “media” and “position” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 311 · 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
13.1y ago
latest release · v1.3 · 8 Oct 2013
4
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 24 months 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 16 May 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ virtre9.3y ago
Came bundled with a theme but only works in browser uploader, not in drag-and-drop multi-file uploader. Even then often does not work so it is quicker and more certain to just edit thumbnails by hand individually.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ genepine9.8y ago
It’s very useful plugin. I always settting to “top center”. Usage notes It seems that it is not set in the media library.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Danesh 25111.8y ago
this is great but please update it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ maulikvora11.9y ago
Working as expected. Nice!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eCarbonated12.2y ago
doesn’t work…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Shupshe12.3y ago
Re-uploading 100+ images was really out of the question. This plugin allows you to set the crop of existing images. The only unusual thing is that you have to set the aspect ratio via number. It would be easier if the drag view would set it. But I can live with it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hjmatt12.3y ago
Doesn’t seem to do anything for me. Although it may be a theme issue.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ martin.kreativermoment12.4y ago
Maybe it’s related to my them, but it does not work. Sorry man for giving just one star.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.3 This update were made by Grégory Viguier ( ScreenfeedFr ). Thanks Grégory. The PHP class is now in a separated file, so it is included only in the administration pages (and removed the create_function(), bad for the php 1.3
- — Version 1.2.1 Fixed a bug that showed a text in the footer of posts. 1.2.1
- — Version 1.2 Corrected load of plugin. CSS improvement. 1.2
- — Version 1.1 Initial Release. 1.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 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
1 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 238 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "media" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-13 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-12 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-10 3K+ → 2K+ down after 674 days in tier
- 2023-01-06 4K+ → 3K+ down after 757 days in tier
- 2020-12-10 5K+ → 4K+ down after 208 days in tier
- 2020-05-16 6K+ → 5K+ down after 268 days in tier
- 2019-08-22 7K+ → 6K+ down after 778 days in tier
- 2017-07-05 6K+ → 7K+ up after 464 days in tier
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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Thumbnail Editor 600+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Clean Image Filenames 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B - D Disable Real MIME Check 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
- F Filenames to latin 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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Media Deduper 9K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C -
Manual Image Crop 7K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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