WP Image Borders
by Ben Sibley · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 102.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Image Borders makes it easy to add decorative image borders to pictures in your blog posts.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+40%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “blog”, “image” and “images” 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.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.1%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 65.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, 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 3260 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.2★ over 45 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3260 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| blog your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “blog”, “image” and “images” 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 297 · 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
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
11.3y ago
latest release · v2.02 · 8 Jul 2015
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 22 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 1 Sep 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ tequalilla5.7y ago
Happy to found this plug-in. It’s really easy to us.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sean6.6y ago
Puts border on either ALL images or NONE but there is it seems no way to target just individual images, at least I can’t find any way to make that work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fedordostoevskiy8.7y ago
Good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bertkrus9.9y ago
finally a plugin that needs no work
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jason Chen10.2y ago
First of all, “Add borders to all images in blog posts” do not work so I am forced to use CSS classes manually for each image. Secondly, the CSS class syntax is also inconsistent with the Image CSS class in Image Details (Advanced Options). While the plugin setting takes classes with a “.” in front, the image settings take classes without “.”. These two issues forced me to spend a good amount of time debugging. Lastly, the borders do not fit correctly in neither tablet and mobile modes. The right sides are cut off screen, including parts of the image. Other plugins such as the Slider WD has the borders and images fitting correctly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ carlsab110.4y ago
Not working for me!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fabien-c10.4y ago
This plugin works fine but of course the problem is that you have no instruction AT ALL. This is very worying. I spent quite some time to understand the way it works. Well finally I found this page, just it and you will make it work properly : http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-add-a-border-around-an-image-in-wordpress/
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sachina9610.4y ago
Easy to user.Need more options
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.02 updated incorrect namespace for color picker function 2.02
- — Version 2.01 fixed 404 to stylesheet 2.01
- — Version 2.0 improved image targeting simplified how custom css classes are handled internationalized minor style & copy updates to settings page codebase refactored and reorganized added additional sanitization and now preventing di 2.0
- — Version 1.5.3 Fixed CSS 404 error 1.5.3
- — Version 1.5.2 Fixed bug with styles not enqueueing 1.5.2
- — Version 1.5 removed Support Dash added a default ‘add’ instead of default ‘remove’ checkbox added option to add image borders based on specific CSS classes now correctly enqueueing and adding inline styles updated plugin banner 1.5
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
5 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 "WP Image Borders makes it easy to add decorative image borders to pictures in your blog posts."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 2 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); 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 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,216 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
- 2025-01-07 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-06 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-05 3K+ → 2K+ down after 526 days in tier
- 2023-07-29 4K+ → 3K+ down after 307 days in tier
- 2022-09-25 5K+ → 4K+ down after 404 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 6K+ → 5K+ down after 676 days in tier
- 2019-10-11 7K+ → 6K+ down after 314 days in tier
- 2018-12-01 8K+ → 7K+ down after 303 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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Image Watermark 40K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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