Plugin audit
Arena.IM
Arena.IM has urgent issues capping its growth.
Active installs
100+
Rating
4.0★
wp.org · 10 reviews
Downloads / 30d
170
Momentum
-8% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #2 arena
- #3 liveblogging
- #5 liveblog
- #6 live blogging Up 1
- #6 wordpress liveblog
- #16 blogging tool Down 2
- #24 blogging tools Down 2
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 an update
Last release was 604 days ago. wp.org lowers a listing's search weight once it goes about 180 days without a release.
- 3
Ask happy users for a review
10 reviews so far. wp.org gives the rating more weight as the count grows past 25.
- 4
Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 7.1
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 7.1. Matching the current branch keeps its full search weight.
- 5
“live blog” and “real time” 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.
Ranking signals
Listing score 67/100
- Update recency Holding it back
Updated 604 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
- WP compatibility Holding it back
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 7.1
- Rating quality Holding it back
4.0★ over 10 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
- 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.
Update cadence is slipping
Needs workLast updated 20 months ago. Freshness is one of the strongest directory-ranking signals.
What to do: Get back on a visible release cadence, even minor releases.
Review volume is thin
OpportunityOnly 10 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.
Readme fails 2 of 8 AI readiness checks
OpportunityAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: says what it does and names who it is for. 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 →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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