BU Section Editing
by BU Web Team · Login & Users
Also makes 3 other plugins · 260+ installs across the portfolio →
Advanced content editing workflow in WordPress through the use of section editing groups and permissions.
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Health
B 77/100
Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
50+
≈57 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: Swap “access” and “permissions” for “editing” and “content editing”. “access” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “editing” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “permissions” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “content editing” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
77 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 7.5K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,476 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 5 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| acl your tag | #4 | #6 | — |
| editing | #8 | #23 | down 1 |
| section your tag | #11 | #16 | 0 |
| content editing | #19 | #24 | 0 |
| access your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| permissions your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user management your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “access” and “permissions” for “editing” and “content editing”. “access” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “editing” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “permissions” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “content editing” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “section”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 31 Oct 2024 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 119 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,200, alongside the other plugins at 50+ 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
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 28 Oct 2026
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence2 open vulnerabilities affect the current version (0.10.4). 0 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- 2024-12-19 CVE-2024-12736 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.9.9 No patch available
- 2024-12-17 CVE-2024-56018 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.9.9 No patch available
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 131 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 107 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
3 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 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 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,042 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "access", "user management" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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User Access Manager 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP JV Post Reading Groups 200+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
Melapress Role Editor 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A - A Almost Users Only 10+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
- A Access 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- D Data access levels 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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