Append Link on Copy
by JonathanMH · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 800+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows the user to automatically append a link to the current page, when users copy & paste a title or any line.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
700+
≈770 estimated
Momentum
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no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “add text to copy and paste”, “append link” and “copyright” 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.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.3%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 16.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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.
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34, well behind 6.8.
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 4307 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 6.8
3.7★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.03★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4307 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| javscript your tag | #7 | #7 | 0 |
| add text to copy and paste your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| append link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| copyright your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| js 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
- “add text to copy and paste”, “append link” and “copyright” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 157 · 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
11.8y ago
latest release · v0.2 · 15 Jan 2015
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 72% of the way through.
Install history since 13 Feb 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Elsehsah8.1y ago
I believe this is the only or the best plugin that does the job right. Adding your post link in a copied text is the best method to get an easy back link to increased your domain authority (in SEO) without corrupt text or prevent others from spreading your blog content.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andrew P. Popov8.2y ago
Скопированный текст теряет всякое форматирование. Абзацы надо было бы оставить. Пришлось отказаться от него. This topic was modified 7 years, 11 months ago by Andrew P. Popov.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bastamanography9.0y ago
the plugin working good but the result it’s only like text preview .. it’s mean “page link” text only with no linked, no site link, no sample site name i wish the author can resolve that, thanks This topic was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by bastamanography.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ user060411.7y ago
Need fix: Text line-breaks seem to be left out after copying, meaning that if multiple paragraphs are copied, then when pasted they combine into one. Functions: – If you could put the text “Read more at…” in the MIDDLE of the copied text. Because sometimes user wants to “trick” copiers into broadcasting a link to their website – without having they be aware of it. – Also when the text is copied, text selection highlight disappears. This does not happen normally, thus can hint the copiers of something being processed upon copying – they might know we’re doing something in background everytime they copy, and we might want them not to.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Wallentine11.8y ago
Действительно работает. Хоть какая то защита от копирования.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lesb5513.3y ago
Doesn’t currently work if pasting from IE or Opera, but this is probably not too important: Most intelligent blog owners will not be using IE anyway, and most have not yet realized how good Opera is. I don’t currently use pagination, so cannot say if this plugin messes with that or not.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lesb5513.3y ago
Doesn’t currently work if pasting from IE or Opera, but this is probably not too important: Most intelligent blog owners will not be using IE anyway, and most have not yet realized how good Opera is. I don’t currently use pagination, so cannot say if this plugin messes with that or not.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lesb5513.3y ago
Doesn’t currently work if pasting from IE or Opera, but this is probably not too important: Most intelligent blog owners will not be using IE anyway, and most have not yet realized how good Opera is. I don’t currently use pagination, so cannot say if this plugin messes with that or not.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (0.2). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 4.4 Append Link on Copy <= 0.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-22 CVE-2025-57941 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.2 No patch available
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 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin allows the user to automatically append a link to the current page, when users copy & paste a t..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and 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 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 886 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("add text to copy and paste", "append link", "javscript", "JS" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-22 800+ → 700+ down after 90 days in tier
- 2026-04-23 900+ → 800+ down after 155 days in tier
- 2025-11-19 1K+ → 900+ down after 1190 days in tier
- 2022-08-17 2K+ → 1K+ 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).
- A Add Backlink or Copy Protection — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- C Clear Cache for Me 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
- S SOGO Add Script to Individual Pages Header Footer 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
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Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Content Copy Protection 10K+ installs · 3.5★ · 1 shared tag D - A Automatic Copyright Year 6K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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