Blog Time
by Scott Reilly · Uncategorized
Also makes 64 other plugins · 78.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Display the time according to your blog via an admin toolbar widget, a sidebar widget, and/or a template tag.
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈650 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “blog”, “clock” and “datetime” 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 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.3%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 26K 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.
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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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 1921 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19; the current branch is 6.8
3.6★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.03★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1921 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| blog your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| clock your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| datetime your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| server your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| time 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
- “blog”, “clock” and “datetime” 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 190 · 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
5.3y ago
latest release · v4.0.1 · 29 Jul 2021
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 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 23 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ afrikane5.3y ago
Responsive support too.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MrBrian7.9y ago
We process time sensitive orders with employees logging in throughout the world, and this was exactly what I was looking for! Displays the current time in the admin bar, and even updates the time without reloading the page. Not sure why several negative reviews.. works 100% for me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous8.9y ago
For us it did not work as anticipated (in the admin bar) It loaded the server time correctly, but a few seconds later it started using the local client time instead. This defeated the purpose of the clock, so i blocked the c2c_blog_time_active_clock filter, and while not dynamic, allows the time to be updated when clicked. Also, adding the seconds has helped. It is a useful tool, and is worth keeping, but only in its modified form.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ timwoolfson9.0y ago
Works just great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zanzaboonda10.8y ago
Works just fine. My only complaint is that the widget header does not appear, and there is no space between it and the next widget (I semi-resolved this by putting a paragraph tag in the “text after” field, but it didn’t quite work. Otherwise, 5 stars for me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ seamstobesew11.0y ago
I’m surprised that this hasn’t had good reviews. It works just fine, adds a little clock right by your admin name in title bar so you can always see your blog time. Between having to deal with all the “timing” stuff we need to in WordPress, this little addon is quite nice to have. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ OviLiz13.7y ago
She works but don’t update (like Ajax) so who need a plugin to do that?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ curiousdannii13.8y ago
Doesn’t show the correct time.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 129 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 105 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 "Display the time according to your blog via an admin toolbar widget, a sidebar widget, and/or a template tag."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 5 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,038 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-24 700+ → 600+ down after 95 days in tier
- 2025-08-21 600+ → 700+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-08-17 700+ → 600+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-08-12 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-10 700+ → 600+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-08-05 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-04 700+ → 600+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-07-28 600+ → 700+ up after 2 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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jClocksGMT World Clocks 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
World Clocks 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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