Alt-Tags-for-Gravatar
by knofte · Uncategorized
A simple WordPress plugin that enhances website accessibility and SEO by adding alt tags to Gravatar images for post authors and commenters.
49 health vs 57 average across 8,709 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 790 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2024-01-16 · 913 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
28
now · peak 140
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2024-01-15 · 911 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-04-08 40+ → 30+ down after 84 days in band
- 2026-01-14 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-01-12 40+ → 50+ up after 6 days in band
- 2026-01-06 50+ → 40+ down after 4 days in band
- 2026-01-02 40+ → 50+ up after 5 days in band
- 2025-12-28 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-12-27 40+ → 50+ up after 3 days in band
- 2025-12-24 50+ → 40+ down after 4 days in band
Competes with
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- C Custom Recent Posts Widget 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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