Books Custom Post Type (Genre, Authors and Series)
by DannyCooper · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 3.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
A WordPress custom post type for books with genre, series, and author taxonomies, plus purchase links.
80 health vs 56 average across 16,375 Uncategorized plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2024-09-26 · 704 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
159
now · peak 175
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
1.6y ago
latest release · v1.0.0
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2025-01-31 · 532 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
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-09 40+ → 30+ down after 106 days in tier
- 2026-04-25 50+ → 40+ down after 118 days in tier
- 2025-12-28 60+ → 50+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-26 50+ → 60+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-12-21 60+ → 50+ down after 323 days in tier
- 2025-02-01 40+ → 60+ 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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GS Books Showcase – Display Books in Grid, Slider & More | Library for WordPress 500+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags A -
Edit Author Slug 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B - W WP Meta and Date Remover 90K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
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Hide/Remove Metadata 20K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B - D Disable Author Archives 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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Meks Smart Author Widget 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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