Zoom Image
by Alexandru Muscalu · eCommerce
Add zoom effect over featured image, thumbnails and variations on WooCommerce shops in a simple and elegant mode.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+50%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “image”, “image zoom” and “magnifier” 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.
47 health vs 71 average across 9,755 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 42.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,151 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4350 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.0.38; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 18 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4350 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 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image zoom your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| magnifier your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| zoom 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”, “image zoom” and “magnifier” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 98 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
11.9y ago
latest release · v1.7.1 · 4 Dec 2014
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; the previous band took 21 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 28 Mar 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ omigosh10.1y ago
Works right out of the box! Only misgiving is that the plugin is out of date and the web link for detailed info is expired.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jayhoo11.0y ago
Simple and nice, i like it 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ GospelNerd11.2y ago
YITH Zoom Magnifier stopped working with WooCommerce product variations. I tried a few other plugins, and they all didn’t work with variations (only the featured image would show up in the zoom window). Tried this plugin. It works with variation images. Simple setup, only two options.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jeff Watters11.6y ago
No programming needed, worked perfectly. I expected to play with it, configure the system to adapt but did not need to do so. I am on the latest version of woocommerce and wordpress. All I can say is major props and well done! Thank you, thank you, thank you,
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stopthepress11.8y ago
I don’t know if this plugin works. Probably it doesn’t work in WP 4.1, I don’t know. There is no clear explanation or tutorial on how to use it. The developer’s site only has some pics and not a real world demo.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Cezar Cazan11.8y ago
The plugin works and it’s exactly what I was looking for! The zoom effect is accurate and I like that you can also click on the image to enlarge it! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ itvisiongems12.0y ago
You people who are developing these plugins have made life so simple that we do not need any coding in wordpress – loved this plugin and it worked according to my need very first time. I installed activated and viewed my results. Thank you very much dear.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Starski12.2y ago
unfortunately does not work on chrome
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add zoom effect over featured image, thumbnails and variations on WooCommerce shops in a simple and elegant..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Zoom.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 796 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "image zoom", "magnifier" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-02 200+ → 100+ down after 615 days in tier
- 2024-03-27 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-26 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-25 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-24 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-23 300+ → 200+ down after 392 days in tier
- 2023-02-25 400+ → 300+ down after 144 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 500+ → 400+ down after 89 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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YITH WooCommerce Product Gallery & Image Zoom 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP Image Zoom 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag B
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