Watermark RELOADED
by sverde1 · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 800+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically add customizable text watermarks to new images on upload to protect your WordPress media library.
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Health
B 70/100
no flags
Active installs
700+
≈760 estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “image protection” for “watermarking”. “image protection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “watermarking” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
70 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 170.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 333 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
2.8★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 3.87★ 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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
8%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| watermark your tag | #9 | #16 | down 1 |
| text watermark your tag | #10 | #18 | down 1 |
| image watermark your tag | #18 | #20 | down 3 |
| copyright protection your tag | #19 | #20 | down 3 |
| watermark media | #9 | #18 | up 1 |
| watermarking | #24 | #19 | down 3 |
| watermark images | #20 | #20 | 0 |
| watermark image | #23 | #21 | 0 |
| image protection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “image protection” for “watermarking”. “image protection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “watermarking” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 476 · 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
11mo ago
latest release · v1.4.0 · 2 Dec 2025
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 36% 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 60% of the way through.
Install history since 14 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ gama6.8y ago
I have used for a few years and it’s simple and good.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marcoevich11.4y ago
“The author of the plugin gave his own plugin a 5-star review, worded as if he was some random person who loved the plugin. Hilarious. The plugin is awful.” +1
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sofa King Tite11.7y ago
The plugin works great and puts the watermark on all my images great, not sure whats with all the bad reviews, I have it add my website link to all the images I upload very small in the corner. Only thing to fix would be able to easilhy disable when uploading a GIF image, so it does not stop the movement on the gif.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ radgh12.0y ago
The author of the plugin gave his own plugin a 5-star review, worded as if he was some random person who loved the plugin. Hilarious. The plugin is awful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sverde113.2y ago
Plugin is great, especially the Pro version, author anwsers all the questions via the mail under a day.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ martin.kovac13.6y ago
Watermark not added 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thob13.7y ago
I never was able to get watermarks with the PRO version. Server setup matches the requirements. I contacted the developer but all in all he wasn’t really interested in helping out. There might be several reasons why it doesn’t work but those are left behind und discovered. I finally asked if he’s willing to refund. Never got an answer. Sad!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ meinpickel13.7y ago
Broken
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.4.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
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 6.9
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Automatically add customizable text watermarks to new images on upload to protect your WordPress media libr..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,645 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "copyright protection", "image protection" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-07 800+ → 700+ down after 116 days in tier
- 2026-02-11 900+ → 800+ down after 68 days in tier
- 2025-12-05 1K+ → 900+ down after 1354 days in tier
- 2022-03-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 855 days in tier
- 2019-11-18 6K+ → 2K+ down after 1051 days in tier
- 2017-01-01 8K+ → 6K+ down
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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Product Watermark for WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
Ultimate Watermark – Image Watermark, Image Protection & Bulk Watermarking 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
ImgMarkFactory — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Product Image Watermark for Woo 90+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Easy Disable Source, No Right-click, Image protection and Content Protection 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - S Simple Image watermark 40+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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