Age Gate Lite
by SiD · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 2.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
A lightweight, customisable age gate to lock content from younger audience.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “popup” for “lock content”. “popup” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lock content” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →11%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 17.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 164 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
4%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cannabis your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| age | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| gambling | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| gate | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| age gate your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| adults only your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| age restriction | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| adult content | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| age verification your tag | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| adult | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| lock content | #5 | #14 | up 2 |
| content gate | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| gate content | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| customisable | #6 | #15 | 0 |
| age popup | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| lock | #20 | #19 | down 4 |
| dev | #18 | #19 | up 2 |
| confirm | #23 | #18 | down 1 |
| popup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
28 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 18 listed. 10 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
- Swap “popup” for “lock content”. “popup” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lock content” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 674 · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v0.0.7 · 20 May 2026
2
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 months ago; the previous band took 22 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Jan 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Tabitha1.0y ago
good plugin. simple and to the point. at first I was confused about how to customise and activate so here’s how: Install it Activate it check for “age gate” somewhere on your admin menu customize it for your website no coding needed, no shortcodes, no widgets. It appears without you doing anything. Save your settings, test it and there you go 🙂 Thanks for the plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ digitalmediaSLO3.7y ago
Works fine! Just can’t find where can I translate the “continue to site” string
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Vina3.9y ago
Unacceptable.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ csakeva3.9y ago
Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ moorej4.0y ago
What a fantastic little age gate plugin. I use it for an online liquor shop. Easy to set up, not a lot of configuration capabilities, but it does what it needs to. Like the redirect if user ticks NO.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ roli9746.4y ago
Perfectly what I’m looking for, but it would be even more perfect if we could translate the (Yes/No)
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.0.7 Fixed Plugin files loading hook 0.0.7
- — Version 0.0.6 Added Custom Event Listeners 0.0.6
- — Version 0.0.5 Added Custom Yes / No button labels support 0.0.5
- — Version 0.0.4 Fixed Main Title field issue 0.0.4
- — Version 0.0.3 Fixed Broken XML issues 0.0.3
- — Version 0.0.2 AMP Support 0.0.2
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7.1
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
0 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 748 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("adults-only", "age verification", "popup" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-12 3K+ → 2K+ down after 659 days in tier
- 2023-09-22 2K+ → 3K+ up after 121 days in tier
- 2023-05-24 1K+ → 2K+ up after 134 days in tier
- 2023-01-10 900+ → 1K+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2022-12-20 800+ → 900+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2022-12-07 700+ → 800+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2022-11-23 600+ → 700+ up after 20 days in tier
- 2022-11-03 500+ → 600+ up after 23 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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Age Gate 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Advanced Age Verification Popup 700+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Terms Popup – Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy WordPress Popups 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Marijuana Age Verify 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Fastest Age Verification 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Age Gator 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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