Plugin audit
AutoWP
AutoWP has urgent issues capping its growth.
Active installs
900+
Rating
3.8★
wp.org · 15 reviews
Downloads / 30d
810
Momentum
-30% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Against 3038 tracked AI plugins: health 79 vs 77 average · rating, weighted for review count, 3.8★ vs 3.7★.
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #1 ai rewriter
- #1 content rewriter
- #1 rewriter
- #2 content writer
- #5 ai content writer Down 1
- #5 writer
- #7 ai writer Up 1
- #12 ai content generator
Tags still to break into the top 24: ai image generator, ai post generator.
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
Ask happy users for a review
15 reviews so far. wp.org gives the rating more weight as the count grows past 25.
- 3
Swap “ai image generator” and “ai post generator” for “writer” and “write”
“ai image generator” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “writer” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ai post generator” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “write” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- 4
One page off on “ai content generator”
#12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- 5
Readme fails 3 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 92/100
- Update recency Strong
Updated 79 days ago
- WP compatibility Strong
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
- Rating quality Holding it back
3.8★ over 15 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.0★ 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.
Readme fails 3 of 8 AI readiness checks
Needs workAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: names who it is for, names what it works with and tags match the text. Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
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 15 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. 810 downloads in 30 days, so a -30% move is a few installs rather than a trend.
Light support activity. Few recent support threads, so there is no backlog to report.
Actively maintained. Updated within the last quarter, a strong trust and ranking signal.
Downloads, last 2 years
From our own archive, not wp.org's current-week figure.
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