Running audit
Starter Templates by Gradient Themes
- Pulling install history
- Scoring plugin health
- Checking ranking factors
- Reading recent reviews
- Writing your report
Plugin audit
Starter Templates by Gradient Themes
Starter Templates by Gradient Themes is solid but leaving growth on the table.
Active installs
3K+
Rating
0.0★
0 reviews
Downloads / 30d
1.1K
Momentum
-14%
30d vs the 30d before
Against 779 tracked Content & Feeds plugins: health 80 vs 60 average · rating 3.60★ vs 3.82★.
What we found
Downloads are cooling
Needs work30-day download momentum is -14% while the Content & Feeds category median is +18%. The decline is steeper than the market, which points at something plugin-specific.
What to do: A coordinated content + outreach push can re-ignite installs.
Rating below category benchmark
Needs workYour adjusted 3.60★ trails the Content & Feeds average of 3.82★.
What to do: Close the gap with targeted UX fixes and review recovery.
Review volume is thin
OpportunityOnly 0 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.
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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