Best focal-point plugins for WordPress
The most popular focal-point plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. ACF leads with 400+ active installs, ahead of Presswell Art Direction (80+) and Focalio (70+). All 5 plugins tagged “focal-point” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 focal-point plugins
- 1.ACF
The most installed focal-point plugin, with 400+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 2.Presswell Art Direction
80+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 4 days ago.
- 3.Focalio
70+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 days ago.
- 4.Yinga Focus
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 days ago.
- 5.
Media on AutopilotFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 months ago.
All 5 plugins tagged “focal-point”
ACF
Down in the last 7 days:42#9,553by evuze10 years ago
Adds a new field type to ACF allowing users to draw focal points on images. Utilises Responsify.js
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Presswell Art Direction
Down in the last 7 days:104#17,507by Presswell4 days ago
Manage focal-point cropping and on-demand custom image generation in WordPress.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Focalio
Up in the last 7 days:2,941#18,920by bigfatinternet4 days ago
Keep the subject in frame in every crop. Pick a focal point; Focalio serves WebP/AVIF on demand without filling your uploads folder.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 22/day
Yinga Focus
#69,858by yinga5 days ago
Set the subject of an image once — every placement keeps it in view, on every screen size. Zero bytes of CSS or JavaScript for your visitors.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 12/day

Media on Autopilot
Down in the last 7 days:22,085#73,587by Storm Rockwell3 months ago
AI alt text and tagging, focal-point cropping that sticks, and image CDN delivery through your own accounts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day