WP Strip Image Metadata

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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.

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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.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

Crossed into this band 26 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.

1. ★★★★★ Stanislav Khromov

   4.1y ago

   Excellent plugin, simple and to the point. Confirmed it works perfectly via the “Edit more details” link when viewing an image in the media gallery.

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2. ★★★★★ ernst A

   4.2y ago

   Simple but most effective. Removes the exif and meta data from images in the native image folder. 1 issue I came across that -scaled images block the plugin from functioning so with batch removal make sure you uncheck the scaled images.. Thank you for creating this! This topic was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by ernst A.

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3. ★★★★★ muhmentz

   4.3y ago

   Hi, Great work you’ve done with this plugin. Perfect timing considering the privacy concerns of our world today. I’d like to kindly ask you to add the ability to remove “description” of uploaded images in real time too. Some plugins automatically add unnecessary data … The media related ones anyway and this is why it’s a goldmine. The only case where metadata is stored is if we go back to edit the image manually. Looking forward to your response/update. Thanks for an awesome work and hopefully, we can see more tools that continue to take privacy seriously

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 6.0.1

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-10-05 700+ → 500+ down after 82 days in tier
2. 2026-07-15 800+ → 700+ down after 48 days in tier
3. 2026-05-28 900+ → 800+ down after 3 days in tier
4. 2026-05-25 1K+ → 900+ down after 145 days in tier
5. 2025-12-31 900+ → 1K+ up after 3 days in tier
6. 2025-12-28 800+ → 900+ up after 48 days in tier
7. 2025-11-10 700+ → 800+ up after 4 days in tier
8. 2025-11-06 600+ → 700+ up after 21 days in tier

Competes with

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WP Strip Image Metadata: 500+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-strip-image-metadata