Plugin audit
Query Monitor
Query Monitor is in good shape, with 2 changes that could lift its ranking.
Active installs
200K+
Rating
4.9★
wp.org · 470 reviews
Downloads / 30d
504.2K
Momentum
+17%
30d vs the 30d before
Against 1820 tracked Performance plugins: health 93 vs 70 average · rating, weighted for review count, 4.9★ vs 3.8★.
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #1 post query Up 1
- #1 query
- #1 query monitor
- #1 wp query
- #2 monitor plugin Up 1
- #2 plugin monitor Up 1
- #2 wordpress monitor Up 1
- #3 monitor Down 1
Tags still to break into the top 24: performance.
What to fix first
- 1
Swap “performance” and “debug” for “developer tools” and “panel”
“performance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “developer tools” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “debug” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “panel” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- 2
#14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Ranking signals
Listing score 99/100
- Update recency Strong
Updated 9 days ago
- WP compatibility Strong
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
- Rating quality Strong
4.9★ over 470 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.8★
- Listing tuning Strong
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
Readme fails 1 of 8 AI readiness checks
OpportunityAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: names who it is for. One audience phrase ("for developers"); 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 →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. 470 reviews averaging 4.9★ 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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