Post Grid Master — Post Grids & AJAX Filters
by Akhtarujjaman Shuvo · Search
Also makes 9 other plugins · 6.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create post grids with AJAX filters, pagination, load more, infinite scroll, and custom post type support.
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Health
C 68/100
Stale · Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+100%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “infinite scroll” for “master”. “infinite scroll” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “master” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
68 health vs 63 average across 978 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.3%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 42.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Search plugin keeps 0.7%, across 645 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Search plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 374 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 13 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 374 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.
49
Momentum
Holding steady
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
44%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
+0.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| master | #21 | #16 | up 1 |
| ajax filter your tag | #24 | #22 | down 3 |
| ajax pagination | #18 | #22 | up 1 |
| wordpress ajax pagination | #18 | #22 | up 1 |
| infinite scroll your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pagination your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post grid your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| taxonomy filter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “infinite scroll” for “master”. “infinite scroll” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “master” sits at #21 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 1.7K · 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
1.0y ago
latest release · v3.4.17 · 22 Oct 2025
29
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 83% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.4 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Sep 2020
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (3.4.17). 6 of 7 disclosed are patched.
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Post Grid Master <= 3.4.13 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via argsArray['read_more_text'] ↗2025-07-23 CVE-2025-5084 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.4.13 Patched in 3.4.14
- 2025-01-24 CVE-2025-24733 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program Affects <= 3.4.12 Patched in 3.4.13
- Patched Critical · 9.8 Post Grid Master <= 3.4.12 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Local PHP File Inclusion ↗2025-01-08 CVE-2024-11642 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 3.4.12 Patched in 3.4.13
- 2024-08-07 CVE-2024-43156 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.4.10 Patched in 3.4.11
- Patched Medium · 5.4 Post Grid Master <= 3.4.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-05-06 CVE-2024-34390 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.4.11 Patched in 3.4.12
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.9
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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
8 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 "Create post grids with AJAX filters, pagination, load more, infinite scroll, and custom post type support."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use it", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,242 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-05-23 700+ → 1K+ up after 279 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 400+ → 700+ 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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Category AJAX Filter – Posts, Custom Post Types & Product Filter 6K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Ajax Load More Pagination and Infinite Scroll 400+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
Infinite Scroll Product For WooCommerce 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Ajax Filter Search 70+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
AJAX Post Search and Filter 70+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Infinite Scroll for Genesis 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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