Plugin audit
LNbits
LNbits is healthy and under-discovered, a promotion opportunity.
Active installs
10+
Rating
5.0★
wp.org · 1 reviews
Downloads / 30d
109
Momentum
+21% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Against 1872 tracked Payments plugins: health 83 vs 68 average .
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #1 lnbits
- #3 lightning network
- #4 bitcoin lightning network Up 1
- #8 lightning Down 2
- #13 bitcoin plugin
- #14 accept bitcoin Down 3
- #16 bitcoin Down 6
- #20 bitcoin payment gateway Down 4
Tags still to break into the top 24: payment gateway.
What to fix first
- 1
Swap “payment gateway” for “accept bitcoin”
“payment gateway” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “accept bitcoin” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- 2
Down 6 places since 2026-09-21, now #16. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- 3
Readme fails 5 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.
- 4
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 88/100
- Update recency Strong
Updated 65 days ago
- WP compatibility Strong
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
- 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
Readme fails 5 of 8 AI readiness checks
Needs workAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: has a faq, faq asks real questions, names who it is for, headings and lists and enough to quote. No FAQ section.
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.
Healthy but under-discovered
OpportunityThis plugin scores 83/100 on health yet sits at 10 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.
Small download base. 109 downloads in 30 days, so a +21% move is a few installs rather than a trend.
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.
WP Mayor
Plugin promotion & growth
LNbits 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.