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Remove Broken Images

By Room 34 Creative Services, LLC

Site Administration & Utilities / URL Redirects & 301 Management

Reviewed by Omar Dabbas

Trusted WordPress expert with 20+ years of experience evaluating plugins for the WP ecosystem.

Remove Broken Images Review - In-Depth Analysis

This plugin uses JavaScript to remove broken images from your pages. It prevents broken image icons from displaying, enhancing the user experience.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.89/10

User Rating

4/5 (based on 4+ reviews)

Active Installations

800+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

This is an extremely simple plugin that uses jQuery to remove broken images from displaying on your pages.

Note that version 1 does not alter any content in the database, nor does it remove the image tags from the initial HTML output of the page, so it doesn't stop 404 errors, nor does it benefit SEO or PageSpeed scores. It does, however, prevent the dreaded broken image icon from appearing in your pages, and in most cases it will remove the blank space some browsers allocate for images as they are loading.

Coming in version 2: We'll be adding an admin tool to let you see a list of posts and pages containing broken images, along with a tool to automatically remove their img tags from the database.

Comparing to Alternatives

Remove Broken Images has a direct alternative that focuses on handling broken images through redirection. This plugin offers a straightforward solution for managing broken image links in WordPress.

Top alternatives

404 Image Redirection (Replace Broken Images) ( WPS: 6.71)

Strengths

Effectively removes broken image links as intended by most users
Simple and easy to use interface
No known security vulnerabilities
Lightweight and focused functionality

Weaknesses

Does not actually remove broken images as some users expect
Limited features compared to some alternatives
No pro version with extended capabilities

User Sentiment Analysis

With a majority of 5-star ratings, users generally appreciate the plugin's functionality, though there is a notable minority expressing dissatisfaction.

Positive highlights

"Works Perfectly" - branchd85
"This plugin is a lifesaver." - vexxy
"Excellent plugin" - David

Common complaints

The plugin does not remove broken images as the title suggests

Weaknesses

Misleading plugin title causing user confusion
Limited functionality beyond removing broken links

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Users looking for a simple and effective tool to remove broken image links from their WordPress site without needing advanced features.

Not ideal for

Users expecting the plugin to physically remove broken images or those needing more comprehensive image management features.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version offers basic removal of broken image links, sufficient for most users' needs.

Final Verdict

Remove Broken Images is a straightforward and secure plugin that effectively removes broken image links, earning positive feedback from most users. Its simplicity and lack of security issues make it a reliable choice for basic needs.

However, the plugin's title may mislead some users expecting it to remove broken images themselves, and it lacks advanced features or a pro version. Users seeking more comprehensive solutions might consider alternatives like 404 Image Redirection.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Remove Broken Images plugin.

Broken images

Remove broken images

Media library

FAQ

That’s it! There is no configuration necessary. The plugin adds a compact bit of JavaScript that detects if an image is returning a 404 error, and removes its HTML code from displaying on the page.

The r34rbi_missing_image jQuery hook (added in version 1.4.0) allows you to modify the plugin’s behavior with custom code, whenever a missing image is encountered. It is used by the r34rbi_redirect_on_missing_image PHP filter (also added in version 1.4.0) to easily redirect to the home page in this situation, by adding this snippet of PHP code to your theme:

add_filter('r34rbi_redirect_on_missing_image', '__return_true');

You can replace '__return_true' with a custom callback function to change the redirect URL to something other than your site’s home page.

Contributors and developers

“Remove Broken Images” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Room 34 Creative Services, LLC

Free Version

WPS

6.89

Average

Ratings

4 out of 5 | 4

Version

1.5.1

Last updated

4 months ago

Active installations

800+

WordPress version

7.0.4 or higher

PHP version

or higher

Languages

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Remove Broken Images Review - In-Depth Analysis

Performance Overview

What It Does

Comparing to Alternatives

User Sentiment Analysis

Who Should Use This?

Pricing & Value

Final Verdict

Other Notable Features

FAQ

Contributors and developers

Ratings

Reviews (4)

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Contributors & Developers

Interested in development?

Changelog

Security Status

Secure

No Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Known Vulnerabilities (0)

Previous Versions

WPS

6.89

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