Add Hierarchy (parent) to post
by ttodua · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →
PLUGIN IS DISCONTINUED!
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Health
C 56/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
-9%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “hierarchy”, “page” and “parent” 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 →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 12.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,782 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 895 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 7.1
3.7★ over 6 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description under 30 characters
To rank higher: Last updated 895 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hierarchy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| parent your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| permalink your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “hierarchy”, “page” and “parent” 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 540 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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 · 23% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months 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 21 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ntijani6.3y ago
Simple and easy plugin to use. Works as described. Thank you!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ devidia6.5y ago
Very useful for my intern linking SEO strategy. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ auliaafzal7.9y ago
This is one of the best plugins I have ever use, this plugin makes my blog bounce rate low. Thanks for making this great plugin 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tazotodua7.9y ago
PLugin has been updated.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SC8.2y ago
I would avoid this plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ PabloDamaso8.7y ago
After trying to install this plugin I got a 404 error Ngix. I got in touch with my hosting company which reviewed the plugin. Meanwhile, I managed to upload the plugin but I couldn’t activate it. The reason was that the server security was detecting the malware and moving it to quarantine. Finally my hosting company (Webempresa) confirmed that they had detected malware, so they urged me to remove it completely, which I did. Still not sure if this has malware or the security norms of my hosting are strict, but I prefer to be cautious.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tazotodua8.8y ago
Works as described.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (4.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2022-08-01 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.12 Patched in 3.13
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 23 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); 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 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 395 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-27 300+ → 200+ down after 250 days in tier
- 2025-07-20 400+ → 300+ down after 232 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 500+ → 400+ down after 104 days in tier
- 2024-08-18 600+ → 500+ down after 67 days in tier
- 2024-06-12 700+ → 600+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2024-05-24 800+ → 700+ down after 87 days in tier
- 2024-02-27 700+ → 800+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2024-02-10 800+ → 700+ down after 334 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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