Auto-tags
by jfoucher · Uncategorized
Automatically add relevant tags to new posts.
45 health vs 65 average across 3,926 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5095 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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
37
now · peak 89
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 “200+”. 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-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-11-25 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-11-24 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in band
- 2024-11-20 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-11-19 200+ → 300+ up after 23 days in band
- 2024-10-27 300+ → 200+ down after 386 days in band
- 2023-10-07 400+ → 300+ down after 306 days in band
- 2022-12-05 500+ → 400+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
-
TagPages 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D - P Page Tagger 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- T Taxonomy Dropdown Widget 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
- T Taxonomy List Widget 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
- C Custom Recent Posts Widget 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Auto SEO META keywords (META tags keywords) optimization + WooCommerce 700+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/auto-tag" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Auto-tags — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Auto-tags: 200+ active installs, 4.1★ (20 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/auto-tag