Add as Preferred Source on Google
by Mathew · Search
Also makes 3 other plugins · 660+ installs across the portfolio →
Display a banner that allows users to add your website as a preferred source on Google Search.
84 health vs 60 average across 606 Search plugins
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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2025-09-11 · 354 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
426
now · peak 953
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
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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v1.2.3
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 600+ in roughly 54 days.
Install history · since 2025-09-10 · 323 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-30 400+ → 500+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-08-17 300+ → 400+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 200+ → 300+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2026-06-12 100+ → 200+ up after 36 days in tier
- 2026-05-07 90+ → 100+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-05-03 80+ → 90+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-04-26 90+ → 80+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-23 80+ → 90+ up after 12 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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The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
CrawlWP SEO – Instant Search Engine Indexing & SEO Performance Monitor 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Schema – All In One Schema Rich Snippets 30K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
WP Google Search 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D -
WP Smart SEO 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
RDP Google Custom Search 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
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