Acronym Manager
by danfinnigan · Uncategorized
A plugin to define acronyms in pages, posts and comments site-wide. Defined acronyms are underlined, and the definition appears as a tool-tip.
45 health vs 65 average across 4,190 Uncategorized plugins
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4862 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
171
now · peak 171
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,383 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-11-01 20+ → 10+ down after 79 days in band
- 2025-08-14 30+ → 20+ down after 35 days in band
- 2025-07-10 20+ → 30+ up after 16 days in band
- 2025-06-24 10+ → 20+ up after 289 days in band
- 2024-09-08 20+ → 10+ down after 236 days in band
- 2024-01-16 30+ → 20+ down after 263 days in band
- 2023-04-28 20+ → 30+ up after 43 days in band
- 2023-03-16 30+ → 20+ down after 58 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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- W WP Typograph Lite 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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wpuntexturize 900+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Preserve Code Formatting 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - T Text Control 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B
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