Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)

Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode) is solid but leaving growth on the table.

Active installs

1K+

Rating

3.3★

86 reviews

Downloads / 30d

358

Momentum

-1%

30d vs the 30d before

Against 5902 tracked Admin & Utilities plugins: health 69 vs 56 average · rating 3.41★ vs 3.80★.

What we found

2 to fix 1 opportunity

Update cadence is slipping

Needs work

Last updated 11 months ago. Freshness is one of the strongest directory-ranking signals.

What to do: Get back on a visible release cadence, even minor releases.

Rating below category benchmark

Needs work

Your adjusted 3.41★ trails the Admin & Utilities average of 3.80★.

What to do: Close the gap with targeted UX fixes and review recovery.

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Readme fails 1 of 8 AI readiness checks

Opportunity

AI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: names what it works with. Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.

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.

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Downloads, last 2 years

From our own archive, not wp.org's current-week figure.

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02 Nov 2026

8004000

02 Nov 2026

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