Thumbnail Editor
by aviplugins.com · Media
Also makes 8 other plugins · 7.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Manually Crop and Resize thumbnail images that are uploaded in the Media section.
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Health
B 78/100
Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
600+
≈610 estimated
Momentum
+33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “images” and “media” 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.
78 health vs 62 average across 3,279 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.3%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 26.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,317 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release 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 107 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.00★ 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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| thumb your tag | #9 | #24 | down 1 |
| thumbnail your tag | #17 | #22 | down 2 |
| crop your tag | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| page thumbnail | #19 | #23 | down 1 |
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “images” and “media” 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 622 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v2.3.4 · 16 Jul 2026
22
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 84% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 54 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 600.
Install history since 14 Nov 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ novakpeter4.4y ago
For me, the plugin works perfectly, using it very often.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ europeano4.6y ago
I would have expected that when the appropriate resolution was selected, the image would be scaled accordingly. But that doesn’t happen. Instead, you have to adjust the resolution yourself. In addition, this cannot be adjusted manually by entering the values. That’s not very user friendly. This topic was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by europeano.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous8.8y ago
I really want this plugin to work. It’s unusable if the original image is large, however. It presents a full-size pixel-per-pixel image on which you’re supposed to place a crop rectangle. That image is so large, however, that you cannot make the crop rectangle large enough to surround the area you want to use as the thumbnail. To make this plugin usable, the displayed image must be scaled to fit in the edit window. Scroll bars on the edit window are just unacceptable.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dwell9.9y ago
subj.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aviplugins.com11.1y ago
This is a very easy to use plugin that can be used to replace default WordPress image thumbnails. This will make your images look good when you use them in your site. You can use shortcode to display images in your post or page.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (2.3.4). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 Thumbnail Editor <= 2.3.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-06-27 CVE-2025-53282 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.3.3 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 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 30 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 ("For any kind of problem").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Amazon S3.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,415 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-07 500+ → 600+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-08-14 600+ → 500+ down after 191 days in tier
- 2026-02-04 700+ → 600+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-01-31 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-29 700+ → 600+ down after 216 days in tier
- 2025-06-27 800+ → 700+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-06-23 700+ → 800+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2025-06-15 800+ → 700+ down after 5 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).
- T Thumbnail Crop Position 2K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D
-
Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Media Library Assistant 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Clean Image Filenames 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Disable Media Sizes 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Replace Image 8K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C
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