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Best gd plugins for WordPress

The most popular gd plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. ImageMagick Engine leads with 60K+ active installs, ahead of Improved Image Editor (10+) and Simple Thumbs (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “gd” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 4 gd plugins

  1. 1.
    ImageMagick Engine

    The most installed gd plugin, with 60K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 16 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  2. 2.
    Improved Image Editor

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.

  3. 3.
    Simple Thumbs

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.

  4. 4.
    Khushal Image Audit Tools

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.

All 4 plugins tagged “gd”