Plugin audit
The Publisher Desk
The Publisher Desk has urgent issues capping its growth.
Active installs
10+
Rating
—
wp.org · 0 reviews
Downloads / 30d
40
Momentum
0% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Not yet in the top 24 results for any search we track. The fixes below are what move it in.
Tags still to break into the top 24: block, gutenberg, gutenberg blocks.
What to fix first
- 1
Ship a compatibility release to reset the freshness signal.
No update in 53 months. wp.org search heavily penalizes stale plugins, and users look for a recent release.
- 2
Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 7.1
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21; the current branch is 7.1. Matching the current branch keeps its full search weight.
- 3
“block”, “gutenberg blocks” and “wordpress blocks” aren't earning a slot
You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- 4
Readme fails 6 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.
- 5
Collect the first reviews
A short in-plugin prompt after a success moment is the usual way. Reviews give the listing a rating people trust at install time.
Ranking signals
Listing score 42/100
- Update recency Holding it back
Updated 1583 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
- WP compatibility Holding it back
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21; the current branch is 7.1
- Rating quality Neutral
No reviews yet, so there is no rating to judge
- Listing tuning Strong
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
No update in 53 months
Criticalwp.org search heavily penalizes stale plugins, and users look for a recent release.
What to do: Ship a compatibility release to reset the freshness signal.
Readme fails 6 of 8 AI readiness checks
Needs workAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: has a faq, faq asks real questions, names who it is for, headings and lists, enough to quote and tags match the text. No FAQ section.
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 →No reviews yet
OpportunityNobody has rated this plugin, so there is no star average to show at install time and nothing for a health grade to rest on.
What to do: Run a structured in-plugin review prompt and a review campaign.
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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