WP Paint – WordPress Image Editor
by ZetaMatic · Media
Also makes 4 other plugins · 5.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Paint - WordPress Image Editor is a browser based Image Editor for WordPress media images.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
5K+
≈5.9K estimated
Momentum
+33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “image editor”, “media” and “media editor” 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.
51 health vs 62 average across 3,284 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.6%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 88.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,319 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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 1741 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 84 reviews, smoothed to 4.54★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1741 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 editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| photo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| photo editor 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 editor”, “media” and “media editor” 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 784 · 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
4.8y ago
latest release · v0.5.3 · 25 Jan 2022
35
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 46 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 6K.
Install history since 14 Oct 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ EMEFKA4mo ago
I have 5 Websites with tons of pictures and i have to wipe away a textphrase. Normal way would be to go to photoshop and create tons of new pictures and load them up and change. This tool just saved mit tons (at least 5hours) of work! Using only the colorpipe and brush every page was done in pounds 😉 of minutes
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mjbnewbie19mo ago
I needed to add and position some text over an image and this plugin did the trick. Exactly what I needed. I hope that this plugin is tested for compatibility with WordPress 6.9 so that potential users have a comfort level, but I used it with 6.9 and it worked fine.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kuddels9mo ago
WP Paint is a great addition to the standard editor in the WP media library. I wouldn’t want to be without it now.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ursula Gamper1.5y ago
Nice to work with
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hieb2.1y ago
Great plugin that provides numerous image editing tools without leaving wordpress. Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Krzysztof2.8y ago
Hi. He fulfills his task. I am happy with it. Thanks 🙂 WP Paint – WordPress Image Editor
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ prestannen2.8y ago
wp paint is assencial for woocommerce users who would like to have full control over their product apperance. very useful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mrfoameruk3.3y ago
After installing the free version and testing it I found all the images that had been 2000 pixel had now shrunk to about 550 pixels. If this had been made clear in the write up of the plugin that would have been ok, but I cannot find anywhere that gives the limits of the plugin on pages you would normally expect to see it. All the good points are listed but not downside of the plugin which basically makes it a demo. Developers that do this sort of thing are basically scummy people. After checking it now seems the developer has now stopped selling teh pro version and also stopped supporting it.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.5.2 Tested with WordPress 5.8.1 Added Documentation 0.5.2
- — Version 0.5.1 Tested with WordPress 5.7 0.5.1
- — Version 0.5.0 Tested with WordPress 5.6.2 0.5.0
- — Version 0.4.6 Tested with WordPress 5.5 0.4.6
- — Version 0.4.5 Resolving Image Format Issue (https://wordpress.org/support/topic/turns-image-format-to-png-without-changing-extension/) 0.4.5
- — Version 0.4.4 Fixing Right sidebar scroll 0.4.4
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.3
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 29 Oct 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 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 4 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,635 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "media editor" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-16 6K+ → 5K+ down after 357 days in tier
- 2025-09-24 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-23 6K+ → 7K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-09-20 7K+ → 6K+ down after 384 days in tier
- 2024-09-01 8K+ → 7K+ down after 793 days in tier
- 2022-07-01 7K+ → 8K+ up after 181 days in tier
- 2022-01-01 6K+ → 7K+ up after 207 days in tier
- 2021-06-08 5K+ → 6K+ up after 209 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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PixMagix – WordPress Image Editor 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
PhotoGlue – Easy Photo Collage Maker 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Easy Watermark 30K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C -
Image Editor by Pixo 700+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B - A Automatic Featured Image Posts 300+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
- R ReFlex Gallery » WordPress Photo Gallery 100+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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