Plugin audit
Stock Market News
Stock Market News is in good shape, with 4 changes that could lift its ranking.
Active installs
400+
Rating
3.7★
wp.org · 3 reviews
Downloads / 30d
212
Momentum
-22% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #3 financial news
- #4 b stock Up 1
- #4 company news Up 1
- #4 stock market
- #7 stock ticker
- #8 market Down 2
- #19 news
- #19 stocks
What to fix first
- 1
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.
- 2
Ask happy users for a review
3 reviews so far. wp.org gives the rating more weight as the count grows past 25.
- 3
Swap “finance” and “ticker” for “market” and “stock”
“finance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “market” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ticker” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “stock” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- 4
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 73/100
- Update recency Strong
Updated 71 days ago
- WP compatibility Holding it back
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
- Rating quality Holding it back
3.7★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
- Listing tuning Strong
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
Readme fails 3 of 8 AI readiness checks
Needs workAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: says what it does, names who it is for and headings and lists. Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
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 3 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. 212 downloads in 30 days, so a -22% move is a few installs rather than a trend.
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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