WP Image Cropper
by HK · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 230+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Image Cropper is a smart image cropping plugin that seamlessly integrates with the WordPress image functions.
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Health
D 52/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
80+
≈88 estimated
Momentum
-18%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “image crop”, “image cropping” and “image cropping plugin” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 80 of 4.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 704 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 7.1
3.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 704 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 8d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 8d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cropper | #3 | #10 | down 1 |
| image crop your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image cropping your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image cropping plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress cropping your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 3 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
- “image crop”, “image cropping” and “image cropping plugin” 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.
- Already on top for “cropper”. #3 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 168 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #17,400 to #18,100, alongside the other plugins at 80+ 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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 “80+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 90.
Install history since 24 Aug 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Kamlesh Pokiya7.9y ago
I was looking for a plugin to crop the image before upload on WordPress media library and I found WP Image Cropper. The plugin provides many options for images cropping and many other stuff. It works perfectly! Many thanks to the developer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Abhishek Jain8.4y ago
Broke the theme, admin UI, and obviously doesn’t work.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 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 "WP Image Cropper is a smart image cropping plugin that seamlessly integrates with the WordPress image funct..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Shortcode for WP image cropper").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Zoom.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,721 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "wordpress cropping" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-07 90+ → 80+ down after 178 days in tier
- 2026-02-10 100+ → 90+ down after 47 days in tier
- 2025-12-25 90+ → 100+ up after 108 days in tier
- 2025-09-08 80+ → 90+ up after 84 days in tier
- 2025-06-16 90+ → 80+ down after 118 days in tier
- 2025-02-18 80+ → 90+ up after 256 days in tier
- 2024-06-07 90+ → 80+ down after 55 days in tier
- 2024-04-13 80+ → 90+ up after 43 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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Acme Fix Images – Regenerate Thumbnails 3K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag C -
Smart Image Editor 50+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C -
JS Crop 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
Croppy – AI assisted image cropper 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
Image Display Control — installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
BFPC Image Cropper — installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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