Transparent Image Watermark
by ChrisHurst · Uncategorized
Also makes 20 other plugins · 1.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically watermark images as they are uploaded to the WordPress Media Library.
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Health
F 37/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+75%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “image”, “images” and “picture” 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.
37 health vs 58 average across 25,768 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 66.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 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.
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42, well behind 7.1.
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 4278 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.1.42; the current branch is 7.1
2.3★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 3.78★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4278 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 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| picture your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pictures your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| watermark 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
- “image”, “images” and “picture” 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 110 · 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 1 Nov 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
11.7y ago
latest release · v2.3.15 · 15 Feb 2015
37
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 21 months ago; the previous band took 22 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ MrMephistofel10.2y ago
нет банального выбора где разместить ватермарк, по умолчанию картинка (ватермарк) лепится посередине изображения и растягивается
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ligtharth10.8y ago
After I had installed the Transparent Watermark-Ultra plugin I noticed that some images show the watermark, and some do not, whatever I tried. I asked for support several times, but no reaction at all. No reaction to e-,ail, no Facebook, no twitter, nothing at all. Conclusion: I have paid for a bad solution!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mawanellanews11.1y ago
The plugin was using perfectly after sometimes I don’t want the plugin so I removed it. without any notification it removed all my media library, now I have to upload all my media library back, its not a easy task because i have 4 years of images 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mobile PC Rescue11.8y ago
I bought this because of all the nags on the DEMO version I am unable to see the preview, I cannot get it work on my galleries or my NEXTGEN galleries Please help or give me a refund! Now tells me I need to BUY IT – I HAVE ALREADY PAID!! Devs website OFFLINE – I assume they have the shut down 🙁 Feeling Ripped off by this company – plug-in never worked
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lenin Zapata ☄11.9y ago
No values enabled defects. And sends many mistakes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Robert Dall12.6y ago
The Plugin example doesn’t work in this latest install. Once the plugin has been applied all of the images uploaded are watermarked in the center with a logo and can’t be undone even after the removal of the plugin. So the plugin does work, but watch out what’s done can’t be undone… The plugin give you options of which you can’t turn on unless you purchase the upgrade which you are told about in every single screen and every single instance of plugin. I have never been a fan of the hard sell. But that is just a personal opinion.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ diquispe13.2y ago
El plugin funciona, pero para algunas funciones hostiga para comprar la version completa, no cumple con las funciones basicas, en el momento que escribo esta revision su pagina web (para comprar la version completa) NO FUNCIONA, esto me hace dudar de la calidad del producto
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xmxm0713.3y ago
Plugin not working correctly.
Read on wp.org ↗
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 2 Nov 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 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 3 of 7 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Plugin doesn’t work …").
- ! 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 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,736 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "picture", "pictures" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-02-06 200+ → 100+ down after 663 days in tier
- 2023-04-15 300+ → 200+ down after 453 days in tier
- 2022-01-17 400+ → 300+ down after 418 days in tier
- 2020-11-25 500+ → 400+ down after 431 days in tier
- 2019-09-21 700+ → 500+ down after 289 days in tier
- 2018-12-06 800+ → 700+ down after 96 days in tier
- 2018-09-01 900+ → 800+ down after 147 days in tier
- 2018-04-07 1K+ → 900+ down after 543 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).
- I Img Title Removal 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 4 shared tags D
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Image Watermark 40K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Easy Watermark 30K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags C - N No Image Link 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
ImageMagick Engine 60K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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