Autover
by Presslabs · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 1.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Autover plugin will automatically version your CSS and JS files in the generated html page (e.g. style.css?ver=1359464809).
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
800+
≈860 estimated
Momentum
+27%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “css”, “javascript” and “version” for “content distribution network”, “numeric” and “content distribution”. “css” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “content distribution network” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “javascript” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “numeric” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “version” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “content distribution” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.8%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 16.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 74 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 21d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 21d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| autover your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| presslabs your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| content distribution network | #7 | #11 | down 1 |
| numeric | #9 | #14 | down 1 |
| content distribution | #11 | #15 | 0 |
| distribution | #15 | #20 | 0 |
| css your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| javascript your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| version your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “css”, “javascript” and “version” for “content distribution network”, “numeric” and “content distribution”. “css” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “content distribution network” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “javascript” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “numeric” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “version” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “content distribution” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.9 · 18 Aug 2026
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 57% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Peninah7.1y ago
Does just what it says! Works great with Siteground hosting when you’re trying to update things and the caching is working against you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andrei Lupu9.7y ago
Excellent plugin to lose your CDN cache without any other interaction.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ FreeSpeech10.0y ago
Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ blueprintmarketing10.9y ago
Like all PressLabs software, it is top shelf.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hex0dus12.7y ago
This pluggy does exactly what it’s promising. The css and .js files are being versioned and the version updates when you save the file. Great one – really saved my day.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ joshuadenney13.6y ago
Not much to remark on…it just works as intended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Olar Marius13.6y ago
This plugin is a MUST HAVE WP Plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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 "Autover plugin will automatically version your CSS and JS files in the generated html page (e.g. style.css?..."
- ! 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 627 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "presslabs" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-05 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-03 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-02 700+ → 800+ up after 339 days in tier
- 2025-04-28 800+ → 700+ down after 149 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 900+ → 800+ down after 104 days in tier
- 2024-08-18 1K+ → 900+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-08-15 900+ → 1K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-08-12 1K+ → 900+ down after 1369 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).
- S Scripts n Styles 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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WebberZone Snippetz – Header, Body and Footer manager 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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