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ArtistPress

by Tim Scheman · Media

ArtistPress provides a easy to use solution for bands, solo musicians and professional artists to convert WordPress into a robust tool to manage a pro …

⚠ Few reviews
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81 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 68/100
Support 70/100

81 health vs 59 average across 2,205 Media plugins

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.

88 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 50/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+350% vs prior 30d
5Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

117

now · peak 170

11730d downloads · Sep 26

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

ArtistPress · #37758 you Smart Slider 3 · #78 Slider, Gallery, and · #119 Photo Gallery, Slide · #160

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.

11.7Kper 1k installs · Sep 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
from wp.org release tags

How 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

1.3y ago

latest release · v1.5.3

17

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.5.3 · 1.3y ago1.5.2 · 1.7y ago1.5.1 · 2.3y ago1.5.0 · 2.3y ago1.4.2 · 2.8y ago1.4.1 · 2.8y ago1.4 · 3.4y ago1.3 · 4.6y ago1.2.5 · 5.0y ago1.2.4 · 5.7y ago1.2.3 · 6.0y ago1.2.2 · 7.2y ago1.2.1 · 7.7y ago1.2 · 7.7y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

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.

v1.5 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
10–20 ≈19

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

Install history · since 2021-08-17 · 1,384 observations

10Installs · Sep 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

low confidence

Est. annual revenue

≈$9 range $2–$40

Est. acquisition value

≈$25 range $4–$160

A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read. The range spans more than 10x because wp.org publishes install counts as broad bands, and conversion and price compound on top. Read the midpoint as an order of magnitude, not a valuation.

How we estimate this

Assumptions

  • Free → paid conversion. 0.5%–2% of active installs pay for the pro tier. Typical for freemium WordPress plugins; the real rate varies a lot by product.
  • Annual price per customer. $39–$99 a year, typical for Media plugins rather than this plugin's own pricing.
  • Acquisition multiple. 2x–4x annual revenue, the going range for small WordPress-plugin businesses, the typical range for a steady plugin.
  • Install base. 10–20 active installs, from our install estimate (wp.org only publishes the floor).

Inputs

Active installs
10–20
Category
Media
Pro tier
detected (description mentions a Pro or Premium version)
Download trend
volatile (a recent download spike, likely a release)
Reviews
1
Last updated
16 days ago

Revenue is installs × conversion × price; value is revenue × a typical acquisition multiple. Every factor is an assumption band, so the output is a wide range on purpose. If you're buying or selling, treat this as a starting point for due diligence.

Details

Version
1.5.4
Last updated
16d ago
Added
2017-10-16 · 8 yrs old
Requires WP
5.8
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
8.0

Recent reviews

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  1. upsylon
    6.8y ago

    Great Idea ! but totally Esotheric installation for newbies in wordpress ! :-/

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Dutch 9%

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2024-05-21 20+ → 10+ down after 5 days in tier
  2. 2024-05-16 30+ → 20+ down after 60 days in tier
  3. 2024-03-17 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
  4. 2024-03-16 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in tier
  5. 2024-03-15 20+ → 30+ up after 3 days in tier
  6. 2024-03-12 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in tier
  7. 2024-03-11 20+ → 30+ up after 44 days in tier
  8. 2024-01-27 30+ → 20+ down after 88 days in tier

Competes with

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