Plugin audit
Simple Counter
Simple Counter has urgent issues capping its growth.
Active installs
1K+
Rating
5.0★
wp.org · 2 reviews
Downloads / 30d
289
Momentum
+49% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Against 1780 tracked Analytics plugins: health 53 vs 67 average .
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #16 metrika Down 2
- #17 yandex metrika Down 2
Tags still to break into the top 24: statistics, yandex.
What to fix first
- 1
Patch and release an advisory before anything else.
Open security vulnerability. A known unpatched vulnerability is recorded against this plugin.
- 2
Ship a compatibility release to reset the freshness signal.
No update in 31 months. wp.org search heavily penalizes stale plugins, and users look for a recent release.
- 3
Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 7.1
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 7.1. Matching the current branch keeps its full search weight.
- 4
#16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- 5
“statistics” and “yandex” aren't earning a slot
You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- 6
Readme fails 7 of 8 AI readiness checks
Rewrite the readme so each failed check passes: say the job in the first line, answer real questions in the FAQ, name who it is for and what it works with, and use headings and lists.
Ranking signals
Listing score 55/100
- Update recency Holding it back
Updated 928 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
- WP compatibility Holding it back
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 7.1
- Rating quality Neutral
2 reviews so far, too few to judge quality
- Listing tuning Strong
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
Open security vulnerability
CriticalA known unpatched vulnerability is recorded against this plugin.
What to do: Patch and release an advisory before anything else.
No update in 31 months
Criticalwp.org search heavily penalizes stale plugins, and users look for a recent release.
What to do: Ship a compatibility release to reset the freshness signal.
Readme fails 7 of 8 AI readiness checks
Needs workAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: says what it does, has a faq, faq asks real questions, names who it is for, headings and lists, enough to quote and tags match the text. Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
What to do: Rewrite the readme so each failed check passes: say the job in the first line, answer real questions in the FAQ, name who it is for and what it works with, and use headings and lists. For the same check on your plugin's own website, run the free AI visibility scan from AgentVania.
Run the free AI visibility scan →Review volume is thin
OpportunityOnly 2 ratings. A handful of reviews makes your star average fragile and weakens trust at install time.
What to do: Run a structured in-plugin review prompt and a review campaign.
Small download base. 289 downloads in 30 days, so a +49% move is a few installs rather than a trend.
Light support activity. Few recent support threads, so there is no backlog to report.
Downloads, last 2 years
From our own archive, not wp.org's current-week figure.
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