Plugin audit
Connections Business Directory Face Detect
Connections Business Directory Face Detect has urgent issues capping its growth.
Active installs
50+
Rating
5.0★
wp.org · 1 reviews
Downloads / 30d
88
Momentum
+27% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #8 addressbook
- #9 face detect Down 2
- #18 face detection Down 3
Tags still to break into the top 24: address book, addresses, bio.
What to fix first
- 1
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.
- 2
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.
- 3
Swap “address book” for “face detect”
“address book” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “face detect” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- 4
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.
- 5
Ask happy users for a review
A short in-plugin prompt after a success moment is the usual way. Reviews give the listing a rating people trust at install time.
Ranking signals
Listing score 55/100
- Update recency Holding it back
Updated 936 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
1 review so far, too few to judge quality
- Listing tuning Strong
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
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, names what it works with, headings and lists 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 1 rating. 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. 88 downloads in 30 days, so a +27% move is a few installs rather than a trend.
Light support activity. Few recent support threads, so there is no backlog to report.
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.
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