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Shutterstock

by Shutterstock Plugins · WordPress.org page

v1.3.12 Tested up to WP 6.0.14 PHP 7.1+

Shutterstock has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 13,889 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 25, 2022, tested up to WordPress 6.0.14.

Shutterstock at a glance

Active installs
200+
Total downloads
13,889
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Shutterstock well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.0.14, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Connect your Shutterstock account in minutes
  • Search across 350 million creative images and editorial photos
  • Preview visuals within your WordPress post
  • License with one click directly within WordPress
  • Define user permissions for each WordPress role to define varying levels of access to Shutterstock
  • Get Smart Image Recommendations based on your post content automatically
  • Access previously licensed content from within the Media Library and redownload on-demand
  • Access Premier support any time

Shutterstock reviews and ratings

1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
1.0 out of 5

1 reviews

5★
0
4★
0
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1★
1

  • Broke my editor

    PHP 8.1 WP 5.8.3 (not supported yet?) Fatal error on save with block editor, as reported on support. The problem was "just" a warning on previous PHP, reported and identified weeks ago, still no reaction. No active support here.

    Knut Sparhell

Details

Insert Shutterstock's royalty-free content directly from the WordPress editor

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • editorial images
  • images
  • licensing
  • shutterstock
  • stock photography
Version
1.3.12
Last updated
Jul 25, 2022
First published
Nov 13, 2020
Requires WordPress
5.5
Tested up to
6.0.14
Requires PHP
7.1
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Shutterstock FAQ

What does Shutterstock do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Shutterstock offers Connect your Shutterstock account in minutes, Search across 350 million creative images and editorial photos, Preview visuals within your WordPress post, License with one click directly within WordPress and Define user permissions for each WordPress role to define varying levels of access to Shutterstock.

How many active installs does Shutterstock have?

WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for Shutterstock as of September 7, 2026.

Is Shutterstock still maintained?

The last release was on July 25, 2022, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Shutterstock free?

Shutterstock is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.