Add URL Slugs as Body Classes
by Aaron T. Grogg · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 860+ installs across the portfolio →
Add URL Slugs to body Class
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈760 estimated
Momentum
n/a
no downloads in the prior 30 days to compare with
Biggest opportunity: “body” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.5%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 7.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,784 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 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4191 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 7.1
4.8★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
1 of 5 tags set · short description under 30 characters
To rank higher: Last updated 4191 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| body your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “body” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 161 · 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
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.
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 · v1.3 · 15 May 2015
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; the previous band took 18 months to cross, which places it about 63% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ websitedeptuk6.4y ago
One of the most consistently useful plugins there has been over the years!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andrew10.0y ago
Works beautifully!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous13.2y ago
Thank you! P.S Note to WP.org: why is WordPress taking the Amazon approach to reviews? I now rarely rate plugins since leaving a comment became compulsory. Almost as bad as having to log into Magento Connect to add a module to a Mage site. WordPress mods, if you’re reading, please scrap the compulsory comment for ratings idea.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shawn00m13.7y ago
A great way to adjust layouts, styles or whatever based on a variety of classes. Love it. Nice job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ outlierdesign13.7y ago
Title says it all. It’s otherwise great.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 1 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 27 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ✓ 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 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 847 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 1 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-25 800+ → 700+ down after 525 days in tier
- 2024-11-16 900+ → 800+ down after 517 days in tier
- 2023-06-18 1K+ → 900+ down
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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Head & Footer Code 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A - C Custom Body Class 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B
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Header Footer Script Adder 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag A - A Ambrosite Body Class Enhanced 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
- S Slug as body class 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D
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LH Add Roles to Body Class 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
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