Plugin audit
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets is healthy and under-discovered, a promotion opportunity.
Active installs
20K+
Rating
5.0★
wp.org · 5 reviews
Downloads / 30d
13.3K
Momentum
+58%
30d vs the 30d before
Against 2503 tracked Blocks plugins: health 87 vs 70 average · rating, weighted for review count, 4.2★ vs 3.8★.
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #2 default classic editor
- #2 enable classic editor
- #3 classic editor Up 1
- #3 classic widgets
- #3 totally
- #4 classic Down 1
- #4 classic editor widgets
- #9 everywhere
Tags still to break into the top 24: block editor, disable gutenberg.
What to fix first
- 1
Ask happy users for a review
5 reviews so far. wp.org gives the rating more weight as the count grows past 25.
- 2
Add “everywhere”, “gutenberg editor” and “editor” to your wp.org tags
You rank #9, #17 and #21 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- 3
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 88/100
- Update recency Strong
Updated 26 days ago
- WP compatibility Strong
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
- Rating quality Holding it back
5.0★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
- Listing tuning Strong
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
Readme fails 3 of 8 AI readiness checks
Needs workAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: has a faq, faq asks real questions and names who it is for. Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
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 5 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.
Healthy but under-discovered
OpportunityThis plugin scores 87/100 on health yet sits at 20,000 installs. The product is good; distribution is the gap.
What to do: A WP Mayor review and placement can put it in front of the right audience.
Light support activity. Few recent support threads, so there is no backlog to report.
Strong momentum. Downloads are accelerating (+58% vs prior month).
Actively maintained. Updated within the last quarter, a strong trust and ranking signal.
No open vulnerabilities recorded. No unpatched security advisory is recorded against this plugin.
Downloads, last 2 years
From our own archive, not wp.org's current-week figure.
WP Mayor
Plugin promotion & growth
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets is a strong product that not enough people know about.
A WP Mayor review and placement put it in front of WordPress users who are choosing plugins.
- A WP Mayor review. An independent, in-depth review in front of a high-intent audience.
- Newsletter coverage. A feature in the WP Mayor newsletter, straight to subscribers.
- A sponsored placement. Targeted visibility across WP Mayor for a defined campaign.