Plugin audit
LinkBoss
LinkBoss is solid but leaving growth on the table.
Active installs
2K+
Rating
4.8★
wp.org · 17 reviews
Downloads / 30d
5K
Momentum
-35%
30d vs the 30d before
Against 2802 tracked SEO plugins: health 88 vs 66 average · rating, weighted for review count, 4.4★ vs 3.8★.
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #1 semantic
- #1 semantic linking
- #1 semantic ui
- #2 semantic seo
- #4 linking
- #5 ai internal linking
- #5 internal linking Up 1
- #6 orphan pages
Tags still to break into the top 24: auto link, automation, seo.
What to fix first
- 1
Swap “auto link”, “automation” and “seo” for “linking”, “ai internal linking” and “orphan pages”
“auto link” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “linking” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “automation” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ai internal linking” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “seo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “orphan pages” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- 2
One page off on “link building”
#15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- 3
Check what changed in recent releases and reviews, then promote the fix.
30-day download momentum is -35% while the SEO category median is 0%. The decline is steeper than the market, which points at something plugin-specific.
Ranking signals
Listing score 94/100
- Update recency Strong
Updated 1 day ago
- WP compatibility Strong
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
- Rating quality Strong
4.8★ over 17 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.3★ and held back under 25 reviews
- Listing tuning Strong
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
Downloads are cooling
Needs work30-day download momentum is -35% while the SEO 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.
Review volume is thin
OpportunityOnly 17 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.
Readme fails 2 of 8 AI readiness checks
OpportunityAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: names who it is for and tags match the text. Never says who the plugin is for or 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.
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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