Banner Upload
by M A Vinoth Kumar · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 23 other plugins · 3.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easy way to display the different size of banner advertisements in WordPress using widgets
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈500 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “ads”, “advertisement” and “banner” 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 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 35K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,186 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, 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 3518 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3518 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ads your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| advertisement your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| banner your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| banner ads your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “ads”, “advertisement” and “banner” 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 146 · 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
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
9.6y ago
latest release · v1.6 · 28 Mar 2017
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 85% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 500.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ YYYoda12.6y ago
A big thank you to Vinoth! This plugin is very well made. You can size your banners to whatever dimensions you wish. I wanted to have the banner link open in the same window/tab, so I asked Vinoth if that was possible. In less than a day, he updated this plugin to include that feature! I highly recommend this plugin, and commend Vinoth for his very fast and efficient service. Please help out by rating this plugin, and donating to Vinoth. It will ensure plugins as good as this keep getting developed! Thank you Vinoth!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ilaperk12.8y ago
Thanks for your flexible banner upload. I can able to upload in widget at any size. REALLY AWESOME 🙂 Thank You
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 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easy way to display the different size of banner advertisements in WordPress using widgets"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 425 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-30 400+ → 500+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-10-24 500+ → 400+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2026-10-14 400+ → 500+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-10-09 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-08 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-06 500+ → 400+ down after 283 days in tier
- 2025-12-27 600+ → 500+ down after 6 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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Random Banner 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
Image Widget 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D -
AdRotate Banner Manager 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Quads Ads Manager for Google AdSense 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Meks Easy Ads Widget 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
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