BugHerd
by BugHerd · Analytics
Client feedback on your WordPress site made ridiculously easy. No code changes or client logins. Syncs to Jira, Asana, ClickUp and more.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.8K estimated
Momentum
+157%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “bug tracking”, “feedback” and “website feedback” for “asana”, “clickup” and “kanban”. “bug tracking” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “asana” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “feedback” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “clickup” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “website feedback” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “kanban” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 67 average across 1,826 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.3%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 70.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Analytics plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,007 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Analytics plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 8 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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 32 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
3.5★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bugherd | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| jira | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| asana | #4 | #15 | 0 |
| clickup | #5 | #14 | 0 |
| visual feedback your tag | #15 | #22 | 0 |
| kanban | #9 | #17 | down 1 |
| client feedback your tag | #20 | #20 | up 1 |
| bug | #15 | #24 | down 1 |
| bug tracking your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| feedback your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| website feedback your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
37 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 29 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 “bug tracking”, “feedback” and “website feedback” for “asana”, “clickup” and “kanban”. “bug tracking” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “asana” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “feedback” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “clickup” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “website feedback” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “kanban” sits at #9 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 “visual feedback”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6.2K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
8
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.0.23 · 30 Sep 2026
22
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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 80% of the way through.
Install history since 11 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous8mo ago
This plugin did not display the BugHerd sidebar needed for review. …But then I figured out it would work if I turned off my uBlock Origin browser extension. This topic was modified 4 months, 3 weeks ago by zylstra. Reason: The error was largely due to my setup
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nathan Shower9.7y ago
Works nicely, no need to add code to header of theme manually, or rely on the theme or other plugins to add javascript to the site. Just enable and disable as needed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ markhogann11.8y ago
the plugin is just a decoy which takes you to tryout or to checkout 😉
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.2y ago
I love this program. Marking up website changes is sooooo easy with this plugin. The only thing I wish it would do is be able to notify the project manager or webmaster when a change has been requested. It’s redundant to set up the task in BugHerd and then have to send someone an email to let them know the task is there.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.20 Updated plugin page imagery Bump stable tag 1.0.20
- — Version 1.0.19 Fix broken links in plugin directory description Bump stable tag 1.0.19
- — Version 1.0.18 Update plugin directory description in readme Bump stable tag 1.0.18
- — Version 1.0.17 Update readme tags Bump stable tag 1.0.17
- — Version 1.0.16 Bump tested support to v6.9.4 Bump stable tag = 1.0.14 * Users can add ?disable_bugherd (or any defined query params) to prevent BugHerd from loading. Useful where BugHerd might conflict with theme builders like BricksBu 1.0.16
- — Version 1.0.12 Bump stable tag Updated readme 1.0.12
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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
7 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 "Client feedback on your WordPress site made ridiculously easy. No code changes or client logins. Syncs to J..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("who want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Slack.
- ✓ Headings and lists 13 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,378 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "visual feedback" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-13 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-12 3K+ → 2K+ down after 44 days in tier
- 2025-11-29 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-28 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-27 2K+ → 3K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-11-22 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-11-20 2K+ → 3K+ up after 118 days in tier
- 2025-07-25 3K+ → 2K+ down after 17 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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Marker.io – Visual Website Feedback 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags B -
Feedbucket – Website Feedback Tool 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags A -
Simple Commenter – Website Feedback tool 200+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A -
PageProofer 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags B -
Superflow: AI Website QA & Visual Feedback 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags B -
Ybug Feedback Widget 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C
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