AWSOM Drop Down Archive
by harknell · Uncategorized
The AWSOM Archive (formerly called AWSOM Drop Down Archive) is a plugin designed to add a Drop Down or other type of archive on your Index and individ …
42 health vs 56 average across 12,577 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.12.
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 1384 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
53
now · peak 165
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 2022-10-04 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-02 20+ → 10+ down after 32 days in tier
- 2024-10-01 10+ → 20+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2024-09-22 20+ → 10+ down after 35 days in tier
- 2024-08-18 30+ → 20+ down after 68 days in tier
- 2024-06-11 20+ → 30+ up after 283 days in tier
- 2023-09-02 10+ → 20+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2023-08-24 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-08-22 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/awsom-drop-down-archive" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="AWSOM Drop Down Archive — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> AWSOM Drop Down Archive: 10+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/awsom-drop-down-archive