Basic Copyright
by Jim Mitchell · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 40+ installs across the portfolio →
Makes "[basic_copyright]" available as a shortcode for use in your WordPress site theme footer.
53 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized plugins
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 644 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 2024-03-16 · 899 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
40
now · peak 106
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
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
1.8y ago
latest release · v1.0.3
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 30+ in roughly 61 days.
Install history · since 2024-03-15 · 855 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-13 30+ → 20+ down after 31 days in tier
- 2026-07-13 40+ → 30+ down after 37 days in tier
- 2026-06-06 30+ → 40+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-05-13 20+ → 30+ up after 69 days in tier
- 2026-03-05 10+ → 20+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2026-02-06 20+ → 10+ down after 33 days in tier
- 2026-01-04 30+ → 20+ down after 59 days in tier
- 2025-11-06 20+ → 30+ up 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 Automatic Copyright Year 6K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Auto Copyright Year Updater 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Footer Copyright 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B - M MW WP Form 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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