Plugin audit
low-quality-image-placeholders
low-quality-image-placeholders has urgent issues capping its growth.
Active installs
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Rating
5.0★
wp.org · 1 reviews
Downloads / 30d
39
Momentum
-50% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #23 lqip Down 1
What to fix first
- 1
Ship a compatibility release to reset the freshness signal.
No update in 112 months. wp.org search heavily penalizes stale plugins, and users look for a recent release.
- 2
Use all 5 tags
0 of 5 tags set. Each tag is another search the plugin can match.
- 3
Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 7.1
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind. Matching the current branch keeps its full search weight.
- 4
Add “lqip” to your wp.org tags
You rank #23 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 0 listed it's a slot worth spending.
- 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 24/100
- Update recency Holding it back
Updated 3367 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
- WP compatibility Holding it back
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
- Rating quality Neutral
1 review so far, too few to judge quality
- Listing tuning Holding it back
0 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
No update in 112 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.
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. 39 downloads in 30 days, so a -50% 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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