Zoom OpenSeadragon
by Alexey Tikhonov · Media
Also makes 1 other plugin · 170+ installs across the portfolio →
Create zoomable galleries from standart wordpress images as well as from deepzoom images.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “pyramid”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
47 health vs 62 average across 3,293 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 4.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,323 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.
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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34, 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 3362 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 5 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 3362 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| highres your tag | #4 | #3 | — |
| pyramid your tag | #14 | #6 | 0 |
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tiles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| zoom your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “pyramid”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “gallery”, “tiles” and “zoom” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 105 · 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
9.2y ago
latest release · v1.4 · 19 Aug 2017
5
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.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 16 Aug 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Gjwj27wnw5.6y ago
Easy to implement, works great, and is very fast and smooth to use on PC or mobile. There are some limitations, for example I haven’t been able to get it to work responsively. I can set width=”” and the width will adjust according to window size but I haven’t been able to do the same for the height yet. Either way, it’s free and works as expected!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pathvader6.3y ago
Awesome plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rafaelmarwp8.7y ago
It is simply a wonderful and extremely useful plugin. By adding a few lines of code to a post you can have zoomable images. My website features many historic photographs and the ability to zoom in and see details is simply incredible. Keep up the good work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tilman9.5y ago
Pretty easy plugin, much easier than pasting javascript into my posts. Thanks a lot, works like a charm, keep up the good work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ photoMaldives10.6y ago
I searched for quite a while to find a ‘zoom’ plugin that did what I wanted with little fuss, and tried various plugins before settling on this one. I am impressed by how quickly this loads on my page, and how smooth the zooming and navigation are. I had a small issue, and Alexey the plugin developer issued a fix within a few days – good work. 🙂 I just needed a little css for my theme, with this simple shortcode (if it helps anyone) – [gallery ids="331,328" openseadragon="true" width="1076"] Use WP editor to add a gallery as normal, then edit the shortcode to add in the openseadragon parameters.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create zoomable galleries from standart wordpress images as well as from deepzoom images."
- ✓ 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 Mentions Zoom.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 371 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("gallery", "highres", "pyramid", "tiles" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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).
- S Super Zoom Gallery 200+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B
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