Already Existing Tags
by digitalemphasis · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 800+ installs across the portfolio →
Looks for already existing tags within your posts.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈550 estimated
Momentum
+39%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “auto tagging”, “automatic tags” and “tagging” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.1%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 12.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,782 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21.
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 1991 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21; the current branch is 7.1
4.6★ over 7 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1991 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| auto tagger your tag | #8 | #3 | down 1 |
| tagger | #12 | #4 | 0 |
| auto tagging your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| automatic tags your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tagging your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tags your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “auto tagging”, “automatic tags” and “tagging” 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 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 193 · 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
5.5y ago
latest release · v2.4 · 23 May 2021
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 51% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ alwiggins6.8y ago
This plugin appeared to work for pre-existing posts, but failed to populate any tags for a new post. a disappointing waste of time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thewarehousecc7.6y ago
Exactly what I was looking for. Had over 1000 posts without tags and this auto-generated for every post. If you are looking to bulk edit, you can use the bulk editor on the WordPress posts page. Just make sure to limit your posts to 6-8 or you will crash the db.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kayacan AKIN7.8y ago
There is no competitive alternative! There is no even similar type of alternative! This is one the of the best plugin you must have it on your WordPress keychain. It saves millions of times for big blogs. It can read the post page pretty deeply and I don’t know how but it can understand like even Google AI. It finds not just the same words but similar ones too (Please correct me if I’m wrong). I suggest this to everyone who is running small or big blog.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ TaNikTa7.9y ago
Many thanks to the author! This is the only plugin of the kind that I have earned with Cyrillic. Simple settings, precise work and a lot of time saved!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AlfredG9.8y ago
I have this pugin installed for a few month now and I must say, it saved me a lot of time! I think this option should be in the core of WordPress. Thanks for creating this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mike V. Gorbunov11.0y ago
the most efficient time saver I’ve ever seen
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ q292u11.4y ago
I’ve installed this on one of my blogs, as I couldn’t be pestered revising the tags every time I posted. Lazy, I know,but hey.. The only issue I have is that it’s TOO efficient – it tags a lot of words that I really DON’T want tagged. Now, I know I could just remove these words from the tags list, but an “exclude tags” list would be better for me..
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 31 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 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 588 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("auto tagger", "auto tagging", "automatic tags", "tagging" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-08 600+ → 500+ down after 84 days in tier
- 2026-02-13 700+ → 600+ down after 67 days in tier
- 2025-12-08 800+ → 700+ down after 132 days in tier
- 2025-07-29 900+ → 800+ down after 133 days in tier
- 2025-03-18 1K+ → 900+ down after 164 days in tier
- 2024-10-05 900+ → 1K+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2024-09-02 800+ → 900+ up after 129 days in tier
- 2024-04-26 700+ → 800+ up after 34 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).
- P Page Tagger 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
-
TagPages 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Auto Tag Creator – Automatic Tags for Posts and WooCommerce Products 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A - A Auto-tags 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- D DX-auto-tags 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- T tags.mowster 10+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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