Auto-tags
by jfoucher · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 220+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically add relevant tags to new posts.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+41%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “automatic”, “tag” and “tagging” 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 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 102.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
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 14+ 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.
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 5201 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.4.2; the current branch is 6.8
4.1★ over 20 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5201 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| automatic your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tag your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tagging your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tags your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “automatic”, “tag” and “tagging” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 96 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
14.2y ago
latest release · v0.5.1 · 4 Aug 2012
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 92% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 24 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Aug 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ santodomenico8.2y ago
facile da usare
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dqjauthentrics10.5y ago
I was wrong about the plugin working, having mixed it up with another. However, I have posted a code fix for others in the Support area. The fix uses a straight YQL get call; it would probably be better as a post.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ happyorright11.8y ago
I tried to use this a year ago and it caused major problems. It filled up my error_log on my server. I had to delete this plugin to get my website working again.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shanedevane12.6y ago
It’s good and does “old” posts, but not “older” which is odd. But great plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wajid999912.8y ago
doesn’t tag the older posts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ CypressWebs12.9y ago
Doesn’t work with autoblog plugin RSS Multi Importer
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Joelamite12.9y ago
Whether I was trying to automatically add tags to a new post, or tag existing posts, not a single tag was added. Not sure if this is due to the version of WordPress, but this was my experience.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jackniu13.1y ago
it is powerful and easy to use!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
2 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 "Automatically add relevant tags to new posts."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 348 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-25 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-24 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-11-20 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-19 200+ → 300+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2024-10-27 300+ → 200+ down after 386 days in tier
- 2023-10-07 400+ → 300+ down after 306 days in tier
- 2022-12-05 500+ → 400+ down after 72 days in tier
- 2022-09-24 600+ → 500+ down after 301 days in tier
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).
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TagPages 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D - T TagGator 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
- P Page Tagger 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- T Taxonomy Dropdown Widget 1K+ 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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