Better Writing
by Mike Riethmuller · Uncategorized
Helps you write better content with readability scores and preferred terms as you type. Highly configurable.
45 health vs 56 average across 16,378 Uncategorized plugins
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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, well behind 6.8.
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 4606 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 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
55
now · peak 167
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
12.9y ago
latest release · v1.2
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.
Install history · since 2017-03-28 · 1,385 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
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ iroller9.5y ago
This works well for us. It gives authors something to aim for.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bryan Willis12.9y ago
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Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpv-expert12.9y ago
To be fair since I did actually review the plugin in a single site install I gave 3 Stars. In this day and age of WordPress moving forward, all plug-ins should be “Multi-Site” capable as a prerequisite to being listed in the WP repository. However to the best of my knowledge they are not and this opinion is just my two cents for what little it’s worth. I would have loved to have been able to use it and I encourage the author to pursue further development, as there is very little competition in the area of importance. Will check back from time to time to see how it’s going.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Unconformed13.6y ago
This works really well, thanks we will get lots of use out of this one.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ P-Yogie13.6y ago
We’ve got 3 publishers writing content for our site. We have needed a tool like this for a long time.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-16 30+ → 20+ down after 220 days in tier
- 2024-05-10 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-09 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-05-07 40+ → 30+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-05-05 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-04 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-03 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-02 40+ → 30+ down after 2 days in tier
Competes with
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