Plugin audit
Page Sidebar for Twenty Seventeen
Page Sidebar for Twenty Seventeen is solid but leaving growth on the table.
Active installs
1K+
Rating
3.8★
wp.org · 12 reviews
Downloads / 30d
399
Momentum
+46% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #1 twentyseventeen sidebar
- #3 twentyseventeen
- #13 twenty seventeen Down 1
- #23 twenty twenty one Down 1
- #24 page sidebar Down 2
- #24 sidebar Down 1
What to fix first
- 1
Ship an update
Last release was 541 days ago. wp.org lowers a listing's search weight once it goes about 180 days without a release.
- 2
Ask happy users for a review
12 reviews so far. wp.org gives the rating more weight as the count grows past 25.
- 3
Add “sidebar” to your wp.org tags
You rank #24 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 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
- 4
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.
Ranking signals
Listing score 70/100
- Update recency Holding it back
Updated 541 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
- WP compatibility Strong
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
- Rating quality Holding it back
3.8★ over 12 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.0★ and held back under 25 reviews
- Listing tuning Strong
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
Update cadence is slipping
Needs workLast updated 18 months ago. Freshness is one of the strongest directory-ranking signals.
What to do: Get back on a visible release cadence, even minor releases.
Readme fails 5 of 8 AI readiness checks
Needs workAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: names who it is for, names what it works with, headings and lists, enough to quote and tags match the text. One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
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 12 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.
Small download base. 399 downloads in 30 days, so a +46% 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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