Image Rotation Repair vs Enable CORS (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Image Rotation Repair

Image Rotation Repair

4.6(9)

7.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 8 years ago
View Image Rotation Repair
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Enable CORS

Enable CORS

3.7(3)

6.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 month ago
View Enable CORS

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Image Rotation Repair has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 9 reviews) and leads in active installations (7.0K+ vs 6.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Image Rotation Repair has accumulated 25K+ total downloads while Enable CORS has 83K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.6/5Image Rotation Repair
Enable CORS3.7/5
Total Reviews
9Image Rotation Repair
Enable CORS3
Active Installs
7.0K+Image Rotation Repair
Enable CORS6.0K+
Total Downloads
25K+Image Rotation Repair
Enable CORS83K+
Support Resolution
N/AImage Rotation Repair
Enable CORSN/A
Last Updated
8 years agoImage Rotation Repair
Enable CORS1 month ago
First Released
2010Image Rotation Repair
Enable CORS2023
Age
16 yearsImage Rotation Repair
Enable CORS3 years
WP Requires
3.0+Image Rotation Repair
Enable CORS4.7+
PHP Requires
false+Image Rotation Repair
Enable CORS7.1+
Business Model
FreeImage Rotation Repair
Enable CORSFree
Latest Version
1.1Image Rotation Repair
Enable CORS2.0.2

Rating Breakdown

Image Rotation Repair

4.6/5(9 reviews)
5
89%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
11%

Enable CORS

3.7/5(3 reviews)
5
67%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
33%

Recent Reviews

Image Rotation Repair Reviews

by Sandy Janas

Works perfectly

This is the only plugin of its kind that I have found that works with Postie, and it does the job perfectly.

by MetalMusicMan

This is the plugin you want for EXIF Rotation Issues

Don’t worry that this plugin is 6 years old, it still works perfectly in 2017. Don’t bother downloading other plugins to deal with EXIF data rotation issues from silly iPhone pictures, this is the plu

by dozza

Not working with GitHub EXIF examples

I want a solution to this issue, and after reading Dave Perrett’s excellent post on EXIF Orientation values here I tried this plugin with the example test images on GitHub here. By default with WordPr

Enable CORS Reviews

by abdusalam saheed

Works great

The plugin works great.

by nsbrown

Life saver

Trying to add these rules to Cloudflare was a mission (didn’t work for me), this solved my issues. Thank you!

by escapelive

Beware

I do not recommend this – it caused my website to crash – i had to contact my server provider to assist. This topic was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by escapelive. Reason: the plugin caused

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Image Rotation Repair or Enable CORS more popular?
Image Rotation Repair has 7.0K+ active installations while Enable CORS has 6.0K+. Image Rotation Repair is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Image Rotation Repair or Enable CORS?
Image Rotation Repair has a 4.6/5 rating from 9 reviews, while Enable CORS has a 3.7/5 rating from 3 reviews.
Are Image Rotation Repair and Enable CORS free?
Image Rotation Repair is free and Enable CORS is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Image Rotation Repair or Enable CORS?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Image Rotation Repair was last updated 8 years ago and Enable CORS was last updated 1 month ago.

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