Add Any Extension to Pages
by Marios Alexandrou · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 174.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add any extension of your choosing (e.g. .html, .htm, .jsp, .aspx, .cfm) to WordPress pages.
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Health
A 88/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+25%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 58/100. Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.6%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 23.3K 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.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 75 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 6 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.6
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| htm | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| page extension your tag | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| add extension your tag | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| extension your tag | #6 | #15 | up 1 |
| add pages | #4 | #13 | 0 |
| extensions your tag | #17 | #22 | up 1 |
| add html | #21 | #22 | down 6 |
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.2K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 81% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.1 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 9 Dec 2015
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.5 Added nonce check for better security. Thanks to Nguyen Xuan Chien of PatchStack.com for the tip. 1.5
- — Version 1.4 Security issue (cross-site scripting) fix applied. 1.4
- — Version 1.3 Fixed issue that was preventing the deletion of the plugin. 1.3
- — Version 1.2 Additional security for activating, deactivating, and uninstalling this plugin. 1.2
- — Version 1.1 Tweaks to documentation including the readme.txt. 1.1
- — Version 1.0 Initial release. 1.0
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2017-04-14 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3 Patched in 1.4
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 2 at 90% or more · development strings
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add any extension of your choosing (e.g. .html, .htm, .jsp, .aspx, .cfm) to WordPress pages."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you manage"); say who the plugin is for and 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 498 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "add extension", "page extension" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-10-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 251 days in tier
- 2022-01-26 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1230 days in tier
- 2018-09-14 1K+ → 2K+ up after 455 days in tier
- 2017-06-16 50+ → 1K+ up after 531 days in tier
- 2016-01-02 10+ → 50+ up
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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Add .html Extension to Pages 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - E ESB URL Extension 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Polylang Theme Strings 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D - H Hana FLV Extension 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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Easy Mask 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag - W WP247 Extension Notification Client 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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