BBSpoiler
by Flector · Uncategorized
Also makes 15 other plugins · 31.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows you to hide text under the tags [spoiler]your text[/spoiler].
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 70/100
Stale
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
+32%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “box” for “spoiler”. “box” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “spoiler” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
70 health vs 58 average across 25,754 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.8%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 51.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 531 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 29 reviews, smoothed to 4.32★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 531 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| spoiler | #9 | #7 | 0 |
| box your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| boxes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| collapse your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| expand your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hide your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “box” for “spoiler”. “box” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “spoiler” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.1K · 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
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
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
2.6y ago
latest release · v2.02 · 9 Mar 2024
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 65% 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago; the previous band took 18 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Jun 2015
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.02 js vulnerability fixed. 2.02
- — Version 2.01 fixed “ReferenceError” bug. removed the bundled languages in favour of language packs from translate.wordpress.org 2.01
- — Version 2.00 added 10 different color styles 2.00
- — Version 1.01 added support for bbPress 1.01
- — Version 1.00 first version 1.00
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.02). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 BBSpoiler <= 2.01 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗2023-04-18 CVE-2023-23873 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.01 Patched in 2.02
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 6.5
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 11 languages, 11 at 90% or more · development strings
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin allows you to hide text under the tags [spoiler]your text[/spoiler]."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 530 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Box", "boxes", "expand" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-23 5K+ → 4K+ down after 527 days in tier
- 2024-03-14 6K+ → 5K+ down after 268 days in tier
- 2023-06-20 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1096 days in tier
- 2020-06-19 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1204 days in tier
- 2017-03-03 2K+ → 6K+ up
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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collexpander — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
ACF Admin Flexible Content Collapse 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Collapse It – Show More/Less Expand Button 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Expandable FAQ 40+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
Show Hide Accordion by MediaArt — installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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