Auto Category for Posts
by threadi · Uncategorized
Define a default category for each new post before it is saved.
79 health vs 56 average across 12,116 Uncategorized 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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
24
now · peak 166
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-14 50+ → 40+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-03-08 40+ → 50+ up after 62 days in tier
- 2026-01-05 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-03 40+ → 30+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-12-30 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-29 40+ → 30+ down after 47 days in tier
- 2025-11-12 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-11-10 40+ → 30+ down after 6 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Category Posts Widget 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A - H Home Categories 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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GenerateBlocks 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Popular Posts 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag C
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/auto-category-for-posts" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Auto Category for Posts — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Auto Category for Posts: 40+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/auto-category-for-posts