WP Term Images
by John James Jacoby · Uncategorized
Also makes 28 other plugins · 331.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Assign images to categories, tags, and other taxonomy terms with the WordPress media library.
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+133%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “image” and “images” for “term meta” and “terms”. “image” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “term meta” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “images” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “terms” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 56.8K 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.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 21 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| term image | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| term your tag | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| term id | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| term meta | #7 | #15 | up 1 |
| taxonomy term | #7 | #15 | 0 |
| terms | #23 | #19 | down 3 |
| categories images | #18 | #21 | up 2 |
| terms of use | #22 | #21 | down 1 |
| terms order | #22 | #19 | down 1 |
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| metadata your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| taxonomy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “image” and “images” for “term meta” and “terms”. “image” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “term meta” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “images” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “terms” sits at #23 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 2.5K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v2.2.0 · 16 Sep 2026
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 2.8 years 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 27 Nov 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Alvaro Gois dos Santos5.8y ago
It’s simple and less intrusive than other plugins that do the same. It blends better with WordPress UI. It doesn’t show anything in the frontend if the correct code isn’t added to the theme, something like this I guess: <?php $taximg_id = get_queried_object()->term_id; // image id is stored as term meta $image_id = get_term_meta( $taximg_id, 'image', true ); // image data stored in array, second argument is which image size to retrieve $image_data = wp_get_attachment_image_src( $image_id, 'full' ); // image url is the first item in the array (aka 0) $image = $image_data[0]; if( $image ) { echo "<img src=" . $image . " class='term-image'>"; } ?> This topic was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by Alvaro Gois dos Santos.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ joopon7.4y ago
Not compatible with Woocommerce 3.6.3. All taxonomies disappear. This topic was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by joopon.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Knut Sparhell7.5y ago
Excellent! Works like a charm. Very useful for building nice term pages.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dimitris339.4y ago
Just tested with the latest version of WP.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Michelle9.5y ago
Used this plugin to upload images for each category and child category using get_terms to display the images in a template.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wellbeingtips9.8y ago
keep up the good job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Robswaimea10.2y ago
Awesome ! Brilliant…. Added images to custom taxonomies ->terms…. Using it to put icons on my google maps with another plugin. Thanks very much for your work !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ daronspence10.4y ago
Plugin works as advertised. Found a small bug and @jjj was kind enough to fix it. What more could you ask for?
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2026-09-16 Version 2.1.3 Require WordPress 6.4 or newer 2.1.3
- 2026-09-16 Version 2.2.0 Expose image attachment IDs through term metadata in the WordPress REST API Allow sites to restrict the taxonomies that use the term-image interface Add enforceable WordPress and PHP compatibility coding standards 2.2.0
- 2026-09-14 Version 2.1.2 Republish the verified package through corrected WordPress.org distribution automation 2.1.2
- 2026-09-14 Version 2.1.1 Refresh release packaging and distribution metadata 2.1.1
- 2026-09-13 Version 2.1.0 Preserve existing images when programmatic term updates omit the image field Avoid intercepting unrelated term-meta sorting queries Require PHP 7.4 and add automated regression coverage 2.1.0
- 2019-05-30 Version 2.0.0 Update base class 2.0.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 12 languages, 10 at 90% or more
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 31 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 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 443 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "metadata" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-01-16 3K+ → 2K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-01-12 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-11 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-10 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-09 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1125 days in tier
- 2020-12-10 2K+ → 3K+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2020-11-27 3K+ → 2K+ down after 514 days in tier
- 2019-07-02 4K+ → 3K+ down after 349 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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Taxonomy Images 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D -
Category Icon 2K+ installs · 3.3★ · 3 shared tags B -
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Simple Image Sizes 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image Watermark 40K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Auto Upload Images 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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