Answer Engine Optimization

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-02-11 90+ → 100+ up after 30 days in tier
2. 2026-01-12 80+ → 90+ up after 10 days in tier
3. 2026-01-02 90+ → 80+ down after 42 days in tier
4. 2025-11-21 80+ → 90+ up after 7 days in tier
5. 2025-11-14 70+ → 80+ up after 18 days in tier
6. 2025-10-27 60+ → 70+ up after 5 days in tier
7. 2025-10-22 50+ → 60+ up after 23 days in tier
8. 2025-09-29 40+ → 50+ up after 19 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).

• All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• SiteSEO – SEO Simplified 500K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• SureRank SEO – Meta Tags, Social Preview, XML Sitemap, Schema & Open Graph 400K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A

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Answer Engine Optimization: 100+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/answer-engine-optimization