AWeber Forms by Optin Cat
by fatcatapps · Blocks
Also makes 10 other plugins · 64.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Aweber Forms by Optin Cat Helps You Convert More Blog Visitors Into Subscribers. Create Aweber Popups, Widgets & Post Boxes In Less Than 2 Minutes.
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Health
B 84/100
no flags
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 71/100. Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
84 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 62.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks 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 1 release 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 76 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.7★ over 18 reviews, smoothed to 3.99★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
39
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| aweber block your tag | #2 | #11 | — |
| aweber widget your tag | #2 | #10 | — |
| aweber your tag | #2 | #8 | 0 |
| aweber optin | #1 | #4 | up 1 |
| aweber form your tag | #4 | #15 | up 1 |
| aweber wordpress your tag | #5 | #15 | 0 |
| cat | #7 | #12 | 0 |
| optin | #17 | #21 | down 1 |
| optin forms | #15 | #21 | 0 |
| wordpress optin | #15 | #22 | 0 |
| optin form | #19 | #23 | down 1 |
21 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “cat” (#7 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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
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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v2.6.2 · 16 Aug 2026
40
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 73% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 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 25 Apr 2015
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.6.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2024-12-02 CVE-2024-11325 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.5.7 Patched in 2.5.8
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Aweber Forms by Optin Cat Helps You Convert More Blog Visitors Into Subscribers. Create Aweber Popups, Widg..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for marketers", "use this").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,065 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "aweber widget", "aweber wordpress" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-21 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-20 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-18 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-15 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-14 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-12 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-11 400+ → 300+ down after 283 days in tier
- 2025-04-03 500+ → 400+ down after 1 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).
- A Aweber Comment Optin 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- S Simple Aweber Integration 10+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
-
Optin Forms – Simple List Building Plugin for WordPress 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Zotabox – 20+ Promotional Sales tools to boost your subscribers and sales 500+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag C -
Connect Contact Form 7 and AWeber 300+ installs · 3.3★ · 1 shared tag B - S Simple Aweber Optin Widget 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
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