Ambrosite Unlink Parent Pages
by ambrosite · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 5 other plugins · 6.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Unlinks parent pages in page menus and lists. Useful for creating dropdown menus with top-level placeholders. Affects the output of wp_list_pages and …
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈65 estimated
Momentum
-20%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “menu”, “page” and “parent” 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.
45 health vs 56 average across 5,904 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 11.3K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,194 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2, well behind 7.1.
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 5378 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.3.2; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5378 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| delink your tag | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| parent your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| unlink your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search 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
- “menu”, “page” and “parent” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 151 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,000 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 9 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Zeus13.2y ago
nice plugin
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 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 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 3 of 6 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("menu li a {").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "if you need").
- ! 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 3,127 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "delink" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-07 70+ → 60+ down after 122 days in tier
- 2025-12-06 80+ → 70+ down after 108 days in tier
- 2025-08-20 70+ → 80+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2025-07-27 80+ → 70+ down after 100 days in tier
- 2025-04-18 90+ → 80+ down after 118 days in tier
- 2024-12-21 100+ → 90+ down after 809 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 200+ → 100+ down after 304 days in tier
- 2021-12-04 1K+ → 200+ down
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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Admin Menu Tree Page View 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A - C Custom Post Type Parents 900+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
- P Page Management Dropdown 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Simple Page Ordering 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A - C Conditional Menus 60K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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Fast Page & Post Duplicator 50K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B
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