WP SmartCrop
by Bytes.co · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 5K+ installs across the portfolio →
WP SmartCrop will crop your images on-the-fly to match your CSS, keeping the main focal point in view.
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
+18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “aspect ratio” and “crop” for “focal point” and “focal”. “aspect ratio” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “focal point” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “crop” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “focal” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
51 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 138.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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 779 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 6.8
3.7★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.04★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Last updated 779 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-2.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-1.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| focal point | #18 | #16 | down 3 |
| focal | #21 | #18 | down 7 |
| aspect ratio your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| crop your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cropping your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| resize your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 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
- Swap “aspect ratio” and “crop” for “focal point” and “focal”. “aspect ratio” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “focal point” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “crop” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “focal” sits at #21 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 5.5K · 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
2.1y ago
latest release · v2.0.10 · 13 Sep 2024
22
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 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 18 Oct 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ thall114.0y ago
I had to alter the plugin code slightly to allow it to work with custom sizes as well. It would also be nice if the smart crop dimensions weren’t removed upon plugin deactivation, also, if the smart cropping functionality was behind a user role privilege check.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Morten Ellegaard Larsen4.4y ago
This function should be a core functionality! So when I found this little gem I was so happy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dragon0137.4y ago
The plugins worked quite well, but not in IE 11. There it broke the site. Sadly I got no help with that from the developer. So I stopped using it. Another downside (but probably not solvable by a plugin): the preview of links on facebook and twitter is still the non edited one.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dadarocks7.6y ago
Dont you hate it when you upload a picture to the featured image and its cropped completely wrong – like the focus of the picture isnt even the frame – THIS SOLVES that problem! Great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ elronb7.7y ago
Thank you for taking the time to create this awesome plugin for us.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ leymannx7.7y ago
Seems really promising but I didn’t got it working in WP 5.1.0. Neither WP Smart Crop v 2.0 (UI works, but output unchanged) nor 1.5. (UI doesn’t work anymore, can’t select focal point). This topic was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by leymannx.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vessnaws8.1y ago
Supports only standard wordpress crops. Doesn’t work with custom theme’s crops
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ odamfm8.4y ago
Time saving plugin, no more cropping by hand to get same height images. Great work!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0.10 Remove references to plugin website 2.0.10
- — Version 2.0.9 Fix attribute parsing issue 2.0.9
- — Version 2.0.8 Add support for generic img tags with the default url format 2.0.8
- — Version 2.0.7 Add support for figure markup 2.0.7
- — Version 2.0.6 Test against WordPress 5.6.0 Fix a PHP Notice generated by admin settings UI (PR #12, props to @basvandenwijngaard) 2.0.6
- — Version 2.0.5 Fix potential security concern 2.0.5
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2
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 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 4 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 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,710 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "resize" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-30 5K+ → 4K+ down after 242 days in tier
- 2024-04-02 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-04-01 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-31 4K+ → 5K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-03-29 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-28 4K+ → 5K+ up after 764 days in tier
- 2022-02-23 3K+ → 4K+ up after 554 days in tier
- 2020-08-18 2K+ → 3K+ up after 412 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).
- W WPThumb 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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Imsanity 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image Aspect Ratio Crop Field for Advanced Custom Fields 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Manual Image Crop 7K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN – Sirv 1K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPSSO Tune WP Image Editors 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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