Add Meta Tag Keywords
by epiphanyit321 · SEO
Also makes 2 other plugins · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →
The plugin allows you to add Meta Tag keywords for posts, pages or basically any custom post type. The Meta Keywords are important words or phrases th …
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “meta keywords”, “meta tag” and “metadata” 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.
46 health vs 65 average across 2,230 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.5%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 10.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,196 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO 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
53/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 2 reviews to 2025-01-08Both reviewers are happy, calling it a simple plugin that does exactly what it promises, filling the meta keywords gap Yoast SEO leaves open.
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 1348 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1348 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| meta keywords your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| meta tag your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| metadata your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo improvement your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “meta keywords”, “meta tag” and “metadata” 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 672 · 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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.7y ago
latest release · v1.0.3 · 23 Feb 2023
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 24 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 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ szalmak1.8y ago
thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ brajindersingh4.6y ago
Does what it says. A very simple plugin. We used it alongside Yoast SEO as it didn’t allow to add <meta name=”keywords” > tag, citing that it doesn’t matter but sometimes a client wants that so we needed it.
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The plugin allows you to add Meta Tag keywords for posts, pages or basically any custom post type. The Meta..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,938 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "SEO Improvement" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-23 2K+ → 1K+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-11-17 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-15 2K+ → 1K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-11-12 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-11 2K+ → 1K+ down after 18 days in tier
- 2024-10-24 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-10-21 2K+ → 1K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-10-18 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 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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FV Simpler SEO 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Siteboosterseo 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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