AW Simple Sorter
by AndyWarren · Uncategorized
AW Simple Sorter allows you to display a set of posts in a responsive portfolio type layout and sort them by category similar to jQuery Quicksand.
47 health vs 56 average across 12,212 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.33, 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 3460 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 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
49
now · peak 167
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-01-17 20+ → 10+ down after 170 days in tier
- 2024-07-31 10+ → 20+ up after 89 days in tier
- 2024-05-03 20+ → 10+ down after 90 days in tier
- 2024-02-03 10+ → 20+ up after 329 days in tier
- 2023-03-11 20+ → 10+ down after 33 days in tier
- 2023-02-06 10+ → 20+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2023-01-23 20+ → 10+ down after 87 days in tier
- 2022-10-28 10+ → 20+ up after 21 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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Sight – Professional Image Gallery and Portfolio 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Filter Gallery 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - P Portfolio Manager Lite 80+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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Arconix Portfolio 60+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Mobile Menu – The Mobile-Friendly Responsive Menu 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
Responsive Menu – Create Mobile-Friendly Menu 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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