A-Z Indexing startup
by ridahost · Uncategorized
This is a simple plugin that provides an A-Z index of the posts displayed on a particular page based on the post title.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈58 estimated
Momentum
-15%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “alphabetical index” and “index” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 5.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,786 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, well behind 7.1.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4335 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.9.40; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4335 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| a z indexing your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| alphabetical index your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| alphabetically order your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| index your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| list posts alphabetically your tag | Not checked yet | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “alphabetical index” and “index” 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.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 191 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,300, alongside the other plugins at 50+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 60.
Install history since 11 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Keczanm8710.2y ago
So gracefuly simple solution, thank you mate! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ andreabassi10.5y ago
Thank you very much for this great plugin. Really saved my day!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ prowebconcepts10.5y ago
this took 100’s of posts and made them alphabetized exactly like i needed. thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Eservices11.4y ago
Very simple easy and great plugin. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ justicem11.7y ago
After spending several hours trying to find a A-Z plug-in that actual does what it says it’s going to do (alphabetize posts) I finally came across this simple, nifty little plugin. I wish I had come across it earlier. It would have saved me much frustration.
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
0 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 364 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("A-Z Indexing", "Alphabetical Index", "alphabetically order" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-22 60+ → 50+ down after 70 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 50+ → 60+ up after 115 days in tier
- 2026-04-20 60+ → 50+ down after 262 days in tier
- 2025-08-01 70+ → 60+ down after 353 days in tier
- 2024-08-13 80+ → 70+ down after 130 days in tier
- 2024-04-05 70+ → 80+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2024-03-15 80+ → 70+ down after 139 days in tier
- 2023-10-28 70+ → 80+ up after 22 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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