Blog Post Calendar Widget
by Ron Zvagelsky · Booking & Events
Also makes 1 other plugin · 110+ installs across the portfolio →
The Blog Posts Calendar Widget allows you to display your archived or future posts in a calendar as a sidebar widget.
47 health vs 67 average across 980 Booking & Events 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, 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 4847 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
94
now · peak 171
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
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
13.3y ago
latest release · v1.0
1
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-06 · 1,384 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 ↗- ★★★★★ WritersPage11.0y ago
This is a great wordpress calendar. I have tried other plugins and found this one to be the most useful. Will the developer(s) be considering an update or new calendar project soon? I wish continued success with this project and any other projects. Thank you so much.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ berteh11.5y ago
Simple to use. Ability to pick multiple categories in a single widget would be nice. I combined it with “WordPress Add Custom CSS” to adapt look to my template. thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ psn11.5y ago
Realy nice calendar and if possibilty to chose multiple categories it will be awsome! Per
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ StrawJam12.2y ago
I was looking for a plugin to make a calendar for each category and this one works perfect for that! And it use the same template to show the results (I have a different template for each category and I was needing that)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ luming12.4y ago
Very good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sijueraju13.1y ago
Good plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ prowebdev13.4y ago
nice plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jakilevy13.4y ago
Works just as specified. Simple, easy, super simple. Nice work, Ron! And thanks for writing such a great plugin!
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
- 2026-03-09 200+ → 100+ down after 658 days in tier
- 2024-05-20 300+ → 200+ down after 425 days in tier
- 2023-03-22 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-03-21 300+ → 400+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2023-03-17 400+ → 300+ down
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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WP Missed Schedule Posts 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
JSM Show Post Metadata 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - N Newpost Catch 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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Flexible Posts Widget 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
Add Widget After Content 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Add to Calendar Button 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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