Buttons to Edit Next/Previous Post
by Aftab Ali Muni · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 8 other plugins · 21.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin will add easy shortcut buttons to edit next and previous post in admin edit-post page. You can directly navigate to next and previous post …
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
900+
≈980 estimated
Momentum
+14%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “edit next previous post button in admin” and “edit post page add new button” 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.
47 health vs 56 average across 5,904 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.2%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 12.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,194 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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
36/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14.
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 1073 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 7.1
4.1★ over 11 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1073 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| edit next previous post button in admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| edit post page add new button your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “edit next previous post button in admin” and “edit post page add new button” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 262 · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 4.8 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 9 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ yurigoul2.6y ago
I kept this one deactivated in the hope that its functionality would come back after an update – or with a message that this and that prevents it from working due to an incompatibility. When it worked it was such a pleasure – but no more. First it still worked in classic editor – but not even that is working now. I tried it the last time about 2 years ago. There was an update 5 months ago. Not sure what changed – but alas it is over. The time spend to desperately try get it to work should be saved for doing actual work. Like going back and forth to the post list and choosing the next one. Bye bye old friend, I will set you on your ship and light the fire.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dex3.9y ago
works well with the latest 6.1.1 WordPress and WooCommerce and custom post types, you need to add post types to line 47; The original 47-line code is $supported_types = array(‘page’, ‘post’); I have WooCommerce products and CPT testimonials, then it becomes to $supported_types = array(‘page’, ‘post’,’product’,’testimonials’); dear Aftab Muni, you will win more the “5 stars” if your FAQ list covers WooCommerce products and CPT. This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by Dex.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nexusfred5.0y ago
Not compatible with Custom Post Type ;( This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by nexusfred.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mike Dedmon5.3y ago
It does exactly what it says, very well. This topic was modified 5 years ago by Mike Dedmon.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ keeplearning6.3y ago
Thank you for making this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rick Hellewell6.4y ago
Used this on a multi-site installation. Will be using it on every WP I set up. Excellent. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yolandal6.5y ago
This plugin is exactly what I needed, thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nielswehrspann6.6y ago
This works great and is very useful, thank you. I would love to have these buttons on single media pages – well just like it was in WordPress 4……… ( I think this plugin should not exist but be a standard feature in WP.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin will add easy shortcut buttons to edit next and previous post in admin edit-post page. You can..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 151 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 2 tags appear in the text ("edit next previous post button in admin", "edit-post page add new button" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-07 1K+ → 900+ down after 1757 days in tier
- 2021-10-15 900+ → 1K+ up after 360 days in tier
- 2020-10-20 100+ → 900+ up
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