Add Post Type Instructions
by dauidus · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 840+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows admins to easily set instructional context for metaboxes and more on pages, posts or custom post types.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈50 estimated
Momentum
-32%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “assistive”, “directions” and “instruction” 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.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 4.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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.
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 7 reviews to 2016-06-04Reviewers call it simple and effective for guiding clients and authors through custom post types, and several ask for custom field support and a fresh update.
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 4208 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4208 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| assistive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| directions your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| instruction your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| instructions your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post types 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
- “assistive”, “directions” and “instruction” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 203 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
11.5y ago
latest release · v2.1.1 · 24 Apr 2015
5
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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 days ago and the previous band took 4.7 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 50.
Install history since 1 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ eduardonascimento10.4y ago
Absolutely spot on. In spite of not being updated for more than a year, the plugin does exactly what it says. And does it well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bhenleschlag10.7y ago
This one is working great ! Perfect for dumb customers, beginners. I hope there’ll be an update soon though.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dax8710.8y ago
what I was looking for. It would be perfect if you could also add custom fields .
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DigitalGdn11.1y ago
Absolutely fantastic, every design decision is spot on, looks like native WordPress. Options to configure as you need per-post-type and being able to pre-populate the wysiwyg is a great optional bonus. I have a site with multiple post types, many authors and some very specific posting requirements. Following instructions written elsewhere hasn’t proven that effective but I’m confident having instructions directly next to the fields is going to make everything go so much more smoothly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ X-Raym11.3y ago
Being able to add instructions anywhere on a page is a real awesome feature. Alternatives just porpose one fix position (as a top wiodget or in sidebar). This one really offer the possibility to write details instructions, written as the right place ! 🙂 It still needs some features (such as Custom fields support) but it is already pretty nice ! Thanks for sharing this for free !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hawbsl11.7y ago
just started trialing it and it seems to work nicely. fine on custom post types too
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dauidus11.9y ago
This plugin is great for teaching or reminding content managers how to properly add content to their sites. It works especially well for sites with many post types and works well with multisite, too. Now, clients won’t get confused or miss adding content to their sites! I’ve used custom functions to add instructions for quite a while, but the options screen with this plugin makes it a whole lot easier to setup on multiple installations. Hopefully, you’ll find this plugin useful, too!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 24 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allows admins to easily set instructional context for metaboxes and more on pages, posts or custom post types."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 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 Mentions Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,780 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "assistive", "directions" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-12 100+ → 40+ down after 1714 days in tier
- 2022-02-01 200+ → 100+ down after 735 days in tier
- 2020-01-28 400+ → 200+ down after 1116 days in tier
- 2017-01-07 40+ → 400+ 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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