Plugin audit
Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Page & Under Constr
Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Page & Under Constr is solid but leaving growth on the table.
Active installs
10K+
Rating
4.8★
wp.org · 317 reviews
Downloads / 30d
3.8K
Momentum
-29%
30d vs the 30d before
Against 5829 tracked Admin & Utilities plugins: health 92 vs 57 average · rating, weighted for review count, 4.8★ vs 3.8★.
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #3 construction
- #4 launch page Down 1
- #4 under
- #4 under construction Down 1
- #6 maintenance mode page Up 1
- #7 soon Up 1
- #8 coming
- #8 coming soon Down 1
What to fix first
- 1
Swap “maintenance mode” for “soon”
“maintenance mode” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “soon” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- 2
Check what changed in recent releases and reviews, then promote the fix.
30-day download momentum is -29% while the Admin & Utilities category median is 0%. The decline is steeper than the market, which points at something plugin-specific.
- 3
Readme fails 3 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 99/100
- Update recency Strong
Updated 73 days ago
- WP compatibility Strong
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
- Rating quality Strong
4.8★ over 317 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.7★
- Listing tuning Strong
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
Downloads are cooling
Needs work30-day download momentum is -29% while the Admin & Utilities category median is 0%. The decline is steeper than the market, which points at something plugin-specific.
What to do: Check what changed in recent releases and reviews, then promote the fix.
Readme fails 3 of 8 AI readiness checks
Needs workAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: has a faq, faq asks real questions and names who it is for. Only 1 question 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 →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.
Trusted by users. 317 reviews averaging 4.8★ on wp.org, a durable reputation.
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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