Hotlink Protection
by zuda · Uncategorized
The WordPress Automatic Image Hotlink Protection plugin is a single step script designed to stop others from stealing your images.
37 health vs 60 average across 6,525 Uncategorized plugins
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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.29, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2892 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
77
now · peak 176
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 300+ → 200+ down after 10 days in band
- 2026-06-30 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-29 300+ → 200+ down after 522 days in band
- 2025-01-23 400+ → 300+ down after 387 days in band
- 2024-01-02 500+ → 400+ down after 282 days in band
- 2023-03-26 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in band
- 2023-03-24 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in band
- 2023-03-22 600+ → 500+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Disabled Source, Disabled Right Click and Content Protection 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP-Copyright-Protection 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag C -
Product Watermark for WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B - C Cache Images 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag D
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Content Copy Protection & Disable Right Click 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/wordpress-automatic-image-hotlink-protection" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Hotlink Protection — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Hotlink Protection: 200+ active installs, 1.0★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wordpress-automatic-image-hotlink-protection