Comment Image Boost
Attach images to WordPress comments with drag-and-drop, preview before posting, admin moderation, and lightbox viewer.
Use with caution
Comment Image Boost works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 50+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 4 months ago, and scores 60/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (50+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Comment Image Boost stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| comment attachments | #8 |
| comment images | #22 |
| image upload | >100 |
| photo comments | #26 |
| social proof | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 4 reviews
About Comment Image Boost
From the official readme · v1.0.16Description
Comment Image Boost helps publishers, communities, stores, directories, and content sites collect photo comments from real readers. Visitors can upload an image while commenting, preview it before submitting, and site owners can moderate attached images from the comment edit screen.
Free features:
- Single image upload on WordPress comment forms.
- Drag and drop upload support.
- Image preview before submission.
- JPG, JPEG, and PNG validation.
- Maximum upload size up to 2 MB.
- Secure upload processing with WordPress nonces and wp_handle_upload().
- Custom comment-image upload folder.
- Optional Media Library registration with WordPress thumbnails.
- EXIF/GPS metadata removal.
- Frontend display before or after the comment text.
- Configurable display size and preview size.
- Lazy-loaded frontend images.
- Lightbox image viewer.
- Visual “Photo comment” badges.
- Comment edit-screen image moderation.
- Dedicated image moderation screen with filters and bulk actions.
- Orphan image cleanup tool.
- Environment diagnostics in wp-admin.
Pro features powered by Freemius:
- Multiple images per comment.
- Required image comments for campaigns and contests.
- Image captions.
- WebP and AVIF uploads.
- Higher upload limits.
- Horizontal comment image layout.
- Global image gallery shortcodes.
- Gutenberg gallery block.
- Elementor gallery widget.
- Gallery columns and carousel layout with navigation arrows.
- Post type and category targeting.
- Automatic resize and compression.
- Progressive JPEG and interlaced PNG output.
Installation
- Upload the
comment-image-boostfolder to/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate Comment Image Boost in WordPress.
- Go to Comment Images in wp-admin and review the settings.
- Review the Freemius settings in
comment-image-boost.phpbefore distributing free or premium builds.
Changelog
1.0.16
- Updated Plugin URI
1.0.15
- Added a friendly pending email confirmation card for Freemius opt-in follow-up.
1.0.14
- Version update for the next distribution build.
1.0.13
- Version update for the next distribution build.
1.0.12
- Lightbox alignment fix.
1.0.11
- Fixed comment image uploads to the custom upload directory by avoiding recursive wp_upload_dir() calls inside the upload_dir filter.
- Added the local plugin logo for Freemius update details and internal Freemius pages.
- Removed temporary upload diagnostics after confirming the image save flow.
- Corrected the Free/Pro feature split in the readme to match the plugin code.
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FAQ
Comment Image Boost: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 24, 2026
Is Comment Image Boost free?
Yes. Comment Image Boost is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Comment Image Boost safe to use in 2026?
Comment Image Boost works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 50+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 4 months ago, and scores 60/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Comment Image Boost?
Comment Image Boost is active on 50+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 744 times since it launched in May 2026. It was downloaded 152 times in the last 30 days.
Does Comment Image Boost work with WordPress 7.1?
Comment Image Boost is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.7, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Comment Image Boost need?
Comment Image Boost requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Comment Image Boost last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.16, was released on June 12, 2026 (4 months ago).
Who makes Comment Image Boost?
Comment Image Boost is developed and maintained by AuditySEO.
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