Blog Post Filter
by ammar.shahraki · Search
Also makes 1 other plugin · 300+ installs across the portfolio →
Blog Post Filter filters frontpage posts by their categories.
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “categories”, “category” and “filter” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
43 health vs 63 average across 978 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 15.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Search plugin keeps 0.7%, across 645 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Search plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2403 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25; the current branch is 6.8
3.6★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.05★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2403 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| categories your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| category your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| filter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| frontpage your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “categories”, “category” and “filter” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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
8.3y ago
latest release · v1.1.0 · 2 Aug 2018
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months 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 17 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ChipNowacek8.0y ago
I don’t see any filtering. Two stars for not messing anything else up.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ muzahidnrl10.4y ago
no
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pikkabbu10.6y ago
Perfect. Thanks a lot for this free plugin. By the way, the expression “which categories should be shown on the site frontpage.” is confusing and I doubted to try the plugin. In fact, the plugin filters which categories should be shown on the site’s blog page. (What I wanted to be done) 😉
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pppiotrmalek10.8y ago
Super simple and super efficient, can’t ask for any more.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ammar.shahraki11.1y ago
in fact I am the publisher of the plugin and it’s natural that I rate it the best. But, indeed it does the work that is expected without adding any complexity. Just install it and select the categories that you would like to appear on the front page.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
2 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 "Blog Post Filter filters frontpage posts by their categories."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 480 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "category" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-09-29 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-28 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-27 400+ → 300+ down after 441 days in tier
- 2024-07-13 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-12 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-07-09 500+ → 400+ down after 357 days in tier
- 2023-07-18 600+ → 500+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2023-07-11 500+ → 600+ up after 4 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).
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Media Library Categories 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Bulk Move 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D - A Allow HTML in Category Descriptions 8K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
- R Recent Posts by Category Widget 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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