Open Currency Converter
by morehawes · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 2.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
💵 Convert currencies within the text of a post or page.
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Health
C 64/100
Stale · Open vulnerability
Active installs
900+
≈980 estimated
Momentum
+27%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “cash”, “conversion” and “convert” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 55.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,786 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 553 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
4.7★ over 19 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.3★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 553 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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| currency converter | #14 | #11 | down 2 |
| money converter | #6 | #11 | down 1 |
| currency converter plugin | #15 | #13 | down 1 |
| text converter | #22 | #12 | down 2 |
| cash your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| conversion your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| convert your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| currency your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| money your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 14 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “cash”, “conversion” and “convert” 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 5.2K · 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
1.5y ago
latest release · v1.5.0 · 29 Apr 2025
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 70% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and the previous band took 6.7 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 9 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ TitusAKK10mo ago
Super simple & useful. Awesome stuff!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sadev2.0y ago
Good customer service
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jotooga5.0y ago
Efficient, clean, and super useful. Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ masvil5.0y ago
Simple, effective and without any backlink. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ opicron6.8y ago
Not bloated and to the point. A developers dream! Thanks for your contribution to the WordPress ecosystem.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nader.Rad8.0y ago
It may not be rich in features, but it’s a clean and straightforward plugin that is very flexible. I could finally add the type of currency conversion that I wanted. My values are stored in shortcodes (the shortcoder plugin). Now, I have a second shortcode to display the normal value in Euros, and then create a tooltip with converted values in six other currencies. Well done David!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ demexi8.3y ago
Just what I hoped it would be. And free!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ adabob8.4y ago
Installed, signed up for key forced to render email, website and name, placed code, Code generated ONLY an amount with a huge gray lined box rendering it useless, UNINSTALLED, Instructions are useless as everyone knows how to download and install the basic Plugin, placing the code and what code to place is paramount but oddly missing as well as the codes not easy to find
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.5.0). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 Open Currency Converter <= 1.5.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-10-10 CVE-2025-62939 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.0 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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 128 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 104 more locales with partial translations.
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "💵 Convert currencies within the text of a post or page."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); 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 3 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,283 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "cash", "money" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-21 1K+ → 900+ down after 2441 days in tier
- 2019-12-15 500+ → 1K+ up after 1222 days in tier
- 2016-08-10 300+ → 500+ up after 254 days in tier
- 2015-11-30 200+ → 300+ 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).
- C Currencyr 90+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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Dual Currency Display 500+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B - C Currency Converter For WooCommerce PayPal Standard 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- W WP E-Commerce currency helper 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
-
SCM – Smart Currency Manager – Premium Variant for Dokan 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Another Unit Converter 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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