Ajax Dropdowns
by ThemeBoy · Uncategorized
Also makes 11 other plugins · 19.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Display a group of posts that can be switched using dropdowns.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
300+
≈360 estimated
Momentum
+58%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “ajax”, “dropdowns” and “option” 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.
49 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 13.4K 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.
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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, 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 3615 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 4.27★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3615 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ajax your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| dropdowns your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| option your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pages your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts 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). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “ajax”, “dropdowns” and “option” 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 148 · 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
9.9y ago
latest release · v0.9.8 · 7 Dec 2016
9
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 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 59% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ sakyazi6.7y ago
Excellent
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alexpoon20008.8y ago
It solved my problem easily! It is great! However, here are some problems: 1. By the time I installed this plugin, it has not been updated for a year. And seems no one replied the support for long time already. 2. It can easily select page or post to add as dropdown item. The dropdown item text must be the post or page title. It will be great if I can rename the dropdown item text without affect the page or post title. 3. It can only select the first item as default selected item. It would be great if I can set the default selected item. 4. Also, I am using WPML for multi-language (Chinese and English). The dropdown selection shows all pages in both Chinese and English. I got few pages which titled in “2018” for both chinese and english pages. It makes me hard to select only the Chinese 2018 or only the English 2018. Thanks, Alex This topic was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by alexpoon2000.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cab4349.4y ago
This topic was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by cab434. This topic was modified 8 years, 11 months ago by cab434.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ galaktickystopar9.7y ago
only thing I am missing is specifying custom links as I was intending to use this on multisite…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ purer9.8y ago
If it would come with a complete menu, would it be perfect!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ i2eno11.1y ago
Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ timgroves11.2y ago
Works really well
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mel - Jett Web Development11.5y ago
Need I say more? Great interface, selections for how you want the search to operate were surprisingly dead easy to setup! Thank you! 9/7/16 works beautifully on 4.6.1 but would like auto alphabetizing option, is that in the works? This topic was modified 9 years, 10 months ago by Mel - Jett Web Development.
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
3 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 "Display a group of posts that can be switched using dropdowns."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 680 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "option", "pages" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-02 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-01 300+ → 400+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-05-22 400+ → 300+ down after 486 days in tier
- 2025-01-21 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-20 400+ → 500+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2025-01-12 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-01-10 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-09 500+ → 400+ down after 279 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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Posts in Page 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
No Page Comment 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Bulk Datetime Change 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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