Dynamic Cloudinary
Automatically serve all your images optimized from the cloud.
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Dynamic Cloudinary shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 3 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 3 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.2 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Dynamic Cloudinary stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| cdn | >100 |
| cloudinary | #10 |
| core web vitals | >100 |
| cwv | #12 |
| images | >100 |
About Dynamic Cloudinary
From the official readme · v1.2.3Description
This WordPress plugin proxies all images and videos on a page through Cloudinary. It uses Cloudinary auto-upload functionality so Cloudinary uploads and serves images on the fly. This means you don’t have to upload anything to Cloudinary. Everything just works out of the box. Cloudinary also provides a powerful transformation API so you can modify and optimize images on the fly.
Pull requests are welcome on Github.
Note: This plugin requires a Cloudinary account to serve images. Please refer to Cloudinary terms of service and privacy policy.
Support
For full documentation, questions, feature requests, and support concerning the Dynamic Cloudinary plugin, please refer to Github.
Installation
See installation instructions on Github.
Changelog
1.2.3
- Better process transformation arguments
1.2.1
- Skip images that have the ?bypass_cloudinary parameter
1.1.7
- Fix bug breaking relative/absolute urls
1.1.6
- Docs and plugin settings link
1.1.4
- Typo fix
1.1.3
- Plugin released to .org
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FAQ
Dynamic Cloudinary: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026
Is Dynamic Cloudinary free?
Yes. Dynamic Cloudinary is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Dynamic Cloudinary safe to use in 2026?
Dynamic Cloudinary shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 3 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Dynamic Cloudinary?
Dynamic Cloudinary is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,055 times since it launched in August 2022. It was downloaded 70 times in the last 30 days.
Does Dynamic Cloudinary work with WordPress 7.1?
Dynamic Cloudinary is officially tested up to WordPress 6.2.13, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Dynamic Cloudinary need?
Dynamic Cloudinary requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Dynamic Cloudinary last updated?
The latest version, 1.2.3, was released on April 17, 2023 (3 years ago).
Who makes Dynamic Cloudinary?
Dynamic Cloudinary is developed and maintained by Taylor Lovett.
What are the best alternatives to Dynamic Cloudinary?
The most popular alternatives to Dynamic Cloudinary are W3 Total Cache (900K+ installs), SpeedyCache (600K+ installs) and Breeze Cache (300K+ installs).
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