Athemes Toolbox
by Syed Balkhi · Uncategorized
Also makes 99 other plugins · 21.7M+ installs across the portfolio →
Registers custom post types and custom fields for the aThemes theme
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “custom fields”, “custom post types” and “sydney” 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.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,752 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.3%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 90.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23.
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 2120 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2120 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| athemes | #10 | #6 | down 1 |
| custom fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom post types your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sydney your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “custom fields”, “custom post types” and “sydney” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 372 · 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
5.8y ago
latest release · v1.08 · 12 Jan 2021
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 79% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; the previous band took 15 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Jan 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ paprika274.8y ago
types in current php and wp versions was causing major drama, this plugin simply solves the problem without requiring configuration expertise
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lezgubeaux6.0y ago
I remember aThemes had another plugin just like this one, that was working JUST FINE. I installed Moesia theme (maybe for the 50th time in my life), and when I saw the plugin replaced (on the list of mandatory plugins), I was a little bit concerned – but only up to the moment when I imported the demo content – and saw that EVERYTHING works flawlessly. I haven’t yet test plugins’ features manually, like adding new custom types and etc – but I really trust these guys, and I am sure they just did another great job!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 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
1 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 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 146 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "sydney" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-03 4K+ → 3K+ down after 438 days in tier
- 2024-12-20 5K+ → 4K+ down after 339 days in tier
- 2024-01-16 6K+ → 5K+ down after 239 days in tier
- 2023-05-22 7K+ → 6K+ down after 209 days in tier
- 2022-10-25 8K+ → 7K+ down after 207 days in tier
- 2022-04-01 9K+ → 8K+ down after 282 days in tier
- 2021-06-23 10K+ → 9K+ 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).
- S Sydney Toolbox 50K+ installs · 3.0★ · 3 shared tags B
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Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites 500K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
CubeWP Framework 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Custom post types, Custom Fields & more 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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