Plugin audit
WP Page Templates
WP Page Templates is in good shape, with 3 changes that could lift its ranking.
Active installs
300+
Rating
2.7★
wp.org · 3 reviews
Downloads / 30d
227
Momentum
-10% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Against 9542 tracked eCommerce plugins: health 83 vs 71 average · rating, weighted for review count, 3.7★ vs 3.8★.
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #17 page templates Up 1
- #22 full width templates Down 1
Tags still to break into the top 24: custom pages, custom templates, woocommerce templates.
What to fix first
- 1
Ask happy users for a review
3 reviews so far. wp.org gives the rating more weight as the count grows past 25.
- 2
Swap “custom pages” for “page templates”
“custom pages” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “page templates” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- 3
Readme fails 4 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 89/100
- Update recency Strong
Updated 75 days ago
- WP compatibility Strong
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
- Rating quality Holding it back
2.7★ over 3 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
Readme fails 4 of 8 AI readiness checks
Needs workAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: has a faq, faq asks real questions, enough to quote and tags match the text. Only 2 questions 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 3 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.
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.
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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