Archive
by Frank Bueltge · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 101.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Archive your post types, also possible with cron and list via shortcode on frontend.
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Health
D 41/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “archive”, “custom post type” and “post” 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.
41 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 17.3K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, 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 2371 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
2.3★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.00★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2371 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| archive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom post type your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “archive”, “custom post type” and “post” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 147 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
9.7y ago
latest release · v1.0.2 · 2 Feb 2017
5
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 months ago; the previous band took 24 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ inhouseodds11.8y ago
Attempted to archive a post, instead it was just deleted with no recovery option offered. I deleted and removed the plugin but to no avail the post was forever lost in the “archive” that could never be seen.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chnikki11.8y ago
I used this plugin in a couple projects last year and it worked perfectly! I needed a way to archive some pages/posts from being listed on the backend, but I didn’t want to delete them. This plugin fit the bill. I was attempting to use it on another project, but unfortunately I get this error: Warning: Creating default object from empty value in /home/example2015/public_html/wp-content/plugins/archive/archive.php on line 386 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/example2015/public_html/wp-content/plugins/archive/archive.php:386) in /home/example2015/public_html/wp-admin/post.php on line 233 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/example2015/public_html/wp-content/plugins/archive/archive.php:386) in /home/example2015/public_html/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 1178 Are there plans to update this plugin to be compatible with WP 4.1 soon?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Momo13.7y ago
I just moved from Blogger to hosted WordPress and don’t like the Archive at all, I think it should be able to show the Title of your blog posts instead of just the dates so people will have an easier time looking through your blog and finding what they want to read.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
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
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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,017 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-31 200+ → 100+ down after 707 days in tier
- 2023-09-24 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-23 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-09-21 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-09-19 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-09-17 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-16 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-15 300+ → 200+ down after 1 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).
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Autoremove Attachments 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
Advanced Custom Fields : CPT Options Pages 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
Archive Control 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
Simple Revision Control 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Simple Export Import for ACF Data 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
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