BestWebSoft’s Pinterest
by bestweblayout · Uncategorized
Also makes 30 other plugins · 14.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add Pinterest Follow, Save buttons and profile widgets (Pin, Board, Profile) to WordPress posts, pages and widgets.
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Health
C 66/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈470 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: Swap “add pin button” and “pin” for “pinterest follow” and “pin board”. “add pin button” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “pinterest follow” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “pin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “pin board” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
66 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 28.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 508 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
3.8★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.07★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 508 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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
36%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pinterest follow | #10 | #22 | up 1 |
| pin board | #11 | #17 | 0 |
| pinterest icon your tag | #18 | #24 | up 1 |
| pinterest pin widget | #7 | #20 | up 1 |
| pinterest your tag | #22 | #23 | down 3 |
| add pinterest button your tag | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| pinterest board widget | #8 | #18 | up 2 |
| pin to pinterest | #10 | #20 | up 1 |
| pinterest follow profile | #12 | #21 | 0 |
| pinterest pin | #14 | #20 | 0 |
| wordpress pinterest | #22 | #23 | down 1 |
| pinterest plugin | #22 | #23 | down 2 |
| pinterest follow button | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| add pin button your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “add pin button” and “pin” for “pinterest follow” and “pin board”. “add pin button” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “pinterest follow” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “pin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “pin board” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 626 · 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
1.4y ago
latest release · v1.2.1 · 10 Jun 2025
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 84% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 73% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Oct 2016
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.2.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2017-04-12 CVE-2017-18517 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.4 Patched in 1.0.5
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 12 languages, 2 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
6 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add Pinterest Follow, Save buttons and profile widgets (Pin, Board, Profile) to WordPress posts, pages and..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 2 of 3 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Follow button is not displaying properly").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 14 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,084 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "add pin button", "pinterest icon" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-25 500+ → 400+ down after 195 days in tier
- 2026-01-11 600+ → 500+ down after 323 days in tier
- 2025-02-22 700+ → 600+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2025-02-02 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-01 700+ → 600+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-01-29 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-01-27 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-26 600+ → 700+ up after 4 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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TechGasp Pin Master 200+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D - W WP Pinterest 80+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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Pinit: Pinterest for WordPress 80+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Pin CTA 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - A ABG Rich Pins 30+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- P Pinterest Image Pin 20+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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