Archive Control
by Mike Gillihan · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Quickly customize your custom post type and taxonomy archives with a custom headline, image, and editable content. Modify order and pagination.
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Health
D 52/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+38%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “archive”, “archive page” and “archive template” 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.
52 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.1%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 32.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
Removal-risk signals
36/100Maintenance 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.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1066 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.26★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1066 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 | ||
| archive page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| archive template your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom post type your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post type your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “archive”, “archive page” and “archive template” 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 2.8K · 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
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
2.9y ago
latest release · v1.3.4 · 30 Nov 2023
10
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 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 14 Jun 2018
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Quickly customize your custom post type and taxonomy archives with a custom headline, image, and editable c..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use it", "if you want").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 6 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,183 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "archive template" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-27 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-26 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-25 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1873 days in tier
- 2020-11-08 1K+ → 2K+ up after 524 days in tier
- 2019-06-03 900+ → 1K+ up after 183 days in tier
- 2018-12-02 800+ → 900+ up after 60 days in tier
- 2018-10-03 700+ → 800+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2018-09-01 600+ → 700+ up
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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Archive Page 700+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A - C Custom Post Type Archives 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - C Custom Post Type Editor 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C
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Advanced Custom Fields : CPT Options Pages 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D - D Display HTML Sitemap 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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