Better Plugin Compatibility Control
by wpseek · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 6 other plugins · 78.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds version compatibility info to the plugins page to inform the admin at a glance if a plugin is compatible with the current WP and PHP version.
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
A 85/100
no flags
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
-19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin”, “management” and “version” for “inform”, “hebrew” and “better”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “inform” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “management” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “hebrew” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “version” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “better” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.7%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 147.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 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.
This plugin shipped 3 releases 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 77 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 19 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
24%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| compatibility your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| control your tag | #3 | #5 | down 1 |
| version control | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| control plugin | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| at a glance | #6 | #11 | up 1 |
| inform | #6 | #9 | — |
| plugin control | #3 | #8 | down 1 |
| better | #11 | #18 | 0 |
| hebrew | #7 | #15 | down 2 |
| admin control | #6 | #8 | up 3 |
| php compatibility | #7 | #15 | 0 |
| access control | #15 | #19 | down 1 |
| plugin info | #16 | #20 | up 2 |
| plugin management | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| plugin version | #22 | #23 | 0 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| management your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| version your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
41 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 15 listed. 26 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “admin”, “management” and “version” for “inform”, “hebrew” and “better”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “inform” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “management” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “hebrew” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “version” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “better” sits at #11 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.2K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v7.1.0 · 15 Aug 2026
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 2.2 years 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 21 Mar 2015
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 71 languages, 4 at 90% or more · development strings
Plus 47 more locales with partial translations.
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds version compatibility info to the plugins page to inform the admin at a glance if a plugin is compatib..."
- ✓ 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 it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,479 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "management" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-08-03 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-02 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-01 5K+ → 4K+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2024-07-16 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-15 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1433 days in tier
- 2020-08-12 3K+ → 5K+ 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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Display PHP Version 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Audit Trail 20K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
PHP Version 6K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Version Control for jQuery 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
WP Revision Master 700+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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