Age Gator
by Chris Geelhoed · Uncategorized
Age Gator is a Wordpress plugin specifically designed to guard sensitive content (alcohol, gambling, x-rated, etc) from underage users.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈400 estimated
Momentum
+5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “adults only” for “vaping”. “adults only” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “vaping” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.9%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 6.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,767 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27, well behind 6.8.
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 2478 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.3.27; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2478 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| vaping | #8 | #3 | 0 |
| adults only your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| age your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| age verification your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| age verify your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| modal your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 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
- Swap “adults only” for “vaping”. “adults only” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “vaping” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 31 Oct 2024 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 167 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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
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
6.8y ago
latest release · v1.06 · 18 Jan 2020
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.
Install history since 11 Nov 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ duivelkewilly1.9y ago
This plugin hasn’t been updated for 5 years, but it works better than the dozen or so I tested. Worth 10 stars
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lucascn4.4y ago
Awesome plugin, easy to customise and full of options !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ srsarkis6.4y ago
Superbly done neat and easy to use exactly what I was looking for. Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lbazso6.5y ago
Really easy to use and highly customizable. Just what I was looking for. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nykes12336.8y ago
best of all thanks age gator
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
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
4 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use cases", "use case").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,021 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("adults-only", "age verification", "age verify", "modal" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-17 400+ → 300+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-10-12 300+ → 400+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2026-09-25 400+ → 300+ down after 73 days in tier
- 2026-07-14 500+ → 400+ down after 1963 days in tier
- 2021-02-27 400+ → 500+ 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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Age Gate 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Imeow 18plus — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
XYZ Age Verification — installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Age Gate Lite 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Marijuana Age Verify 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
CPS | Age Verification 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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