Ordered Thumbnails
v1.0by Stephen Mekosh · updated 17 years ago
Display a thumbnail based on post images with no additional uploads. For multiple image posts, thumbnail respects Gallery sort order.
- Rank
- #46,625
- Down3,438 vs yesterday
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 12
- 10+ reported · High
- Total downloads
- 5.1K
- 5,054 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Ordered Thumbnails at a glance
Ordered Thumbnails is a WordPress plugin by Stephen Mekosh with 10+ active installs, the #46,625 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. It has no reviews yet. Version 1.0 came out on Dec 18, 2009, more than 16 years ago. It is tested up to WordPress 2.9.2. Among the 135 plugins tagged “attachments”, it ranks #88. It was first released in 2009.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 27, 2026, 13 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats11 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Ordered Thumbnails |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 11 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 0 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 12 · -7.7% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 12 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 13 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 13 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 13 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 11 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 13 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 14 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 15 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 13 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 13 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 13 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 13 |
Rank over time
#46,625 · down 3,048 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | #46,625 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | #43,187 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | #43,050 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #43,232 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #47,882 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #42,270 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #38,706 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #35,304 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #44,225 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | #43,577 |
Growth %
Average -0.66% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | -7.69% |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | +18.18% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | -15.38% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | -7.14% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | -6.67% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | +15.38% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0.00% |
Active installs band
10+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 10+ |
Search rankings
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Change log
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Versions in use
Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.
- v1.0100%
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.0
- Requires WordPress
- 2.5
- Tested up to
- 2.9.2
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- Jun 23, 2009
- Last updated
- Dec 18, 2009
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Ordered Thumbnails
How many websites use Ordered Thumbnails?
Ordered Thumbnails is active on 10+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #46,625 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has Ordered Thumbnails been downloaded?
5,054 times in total since 2009.
When was Ordered Thumbnails last updated?
Version 1.0 came out on Dec 18, 2009 (16 years ago).
Is Ordered Thumbnails compatible with the latest WordPress?
Ordered Thumbnails’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 2.9.2, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.
Is Ordered Thumbnails still maintained?
Its last release was 16 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does Ordered Thumbnails have?
No one has reviewed Ordered Thumbnails on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to Ordered Thumbnails?
The plugins most like Ordered Thumbnails, by the tags they share, are Responsive Lightbox & Gallery (100K+), Get the Image (7K+) and Manual Image Crop (7K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 12 |
| Reported installs | 10+ |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 5.1K |
| Author | Stephen Mekosh |
| First released | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Requires WP | 2.5 |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | Dec 18, 2009 |
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