by Thomas Maier 4.6 (42 reviews)

Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions

Name: Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions
Rating: 4.6 (42 reviews)
Author: Thomas Maier

Show image credits, image captions, and copyrights. Manage image sources, licenses and AI label. The original plugin since 2012.

Image Source Control Lite ranks #4,187 among WordPress.org plugins with 3,000+ active installations, is #455 of 6,303 in the Media category, a 4.6/5 rating from 42 reviews, and was last updated Aug 26, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v3.12.0 Current Version v3.12.0

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 26 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 12 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#455 of 6,303 in Media Top 5% by installs Downloads -23.5% this week Actively maintained

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Rank

#4,187

+2 this week

Active Installs

3K+

-20.6%

KW Avg Position

2.4

— No change

Downloads

127K

+13 today

Support Resolved

100%

— No change

Rating

92%

Review 4.6 out of 5

4.6 (42 reviews)

Next Milestone 4K

Total Progress 78.2%

3K+ 4K+

536

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Reviews & Ratings

4.6

42 reviews

Overall 92%

37 (88%)

1 (2%)

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3 (7%)

Support Threads Overview

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Unresolved

Total Threads

Resolved

Unresolved

100%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

5 known vulnerabilities on record · 3 in the last 24 months · checked 2 days ago

Apr 20, 2026

Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions [image-source-control-isc] < 3.9.2

CVE-2026-4852 · Fixed in v3.9.2
Jan 17, 2025

Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions [image-source-control-isc] < 2.28.1

CVE-2024-13515 · Fixed in v2.28.1
Jan 15, 2025

Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions [image-source-control-isc] < 2.29.1

CVE-2025-22711 · Fixed in v2.29.1
Dec 29, 2023

Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions [image-source-control-isc] < 2.17.1

CVE-2023-52187 · Fixed in v2.17.1
Oct 4, 2021

Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions [image-source-control-isc] < 2.3.1

CVE-2021-24781 · Fixed in v2.3.1

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Plugin Details

Version: 3.12.0
Last Updated: Aug 26, 2026
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Thomas Maier

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6
Reviews: 42
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

attributions captions copyrights credits image sources

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners, bloggers, and photographers who want to properly credit image sources and avoid copyright issues. It solves the problem of missing or unmanaged image attribution by letting users add, display, and manage image credits, captions, and licenses across their site.

Per-page image source list
Caption overlay display
Media library credit fields
Block editor source fields (Image, Cover, Featured Image, Media & Text)
Missing source warnings
License management and linking
Archive page image sources
Shortcode [isc_list] and [isc_list_all]

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions

Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions has 3,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.

Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions holds a 4.6 out of 5 star rating based on 42 user reviews on WordPress.org.

Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions is developed by Thomas Maier and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.

Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions requires WordPress 6.0 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7.1 and needs PHP 7.4 or newer.

Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions has been downloaded 127,036+ times from WordPress.org.

The latest version of Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions is 3.12.0. It was last updated on August 26, 2026.

Yes. Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.