Testimonials by BestWebSoft
by bestweblayout · Uncategorized
Also makes 30 other plugins · 14.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add testimonials and feedbacks from your customers to WordPress website posts, pages, and widgets.
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Health
C 61/100
Stale · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “add testimonials”, “author data” and “company data” 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.
61 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 21.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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 6.8.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| add testimonials your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| author data your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| company data your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| testimonials your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| testimonials plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “add testimonials”, “author data” and “company data” 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 · 1,442 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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 · v1.0.8 · 12 Jun 2025
24
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 7 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ buzik187.9y ago
Hi. Easy to use and beautiful gallery types. Thank You.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AntoniusFX10.4y ago
Great plugin as usual from BesWebSoft. Thank you 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ primartyawan11.4y ago
i have use it and no problem at all. so far looks good for me
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.0.8). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- 2026-10-06 CVE-2026-89235 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects 1.0.5 - 1.0.8 No patch available
- 2017-04-12 CVE-2017-18558 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.1.8 Patched in 0.1.9
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, 2 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
Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
Not checked yet. The readme could not be read from WordPress.org on this visit.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-09-03 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-02 200+ → 300+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2024-08-21 300+ → 200+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2024-08-14 200+ → 300+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2024-07-18 300+ → 200+ down after 1317 days in tier
- 2020-12-09 500+ → 300+ down after 1258 days in tier
- 2017-06-30 300+ → 500+ up after 454 days in tier
- 2016-04-02 100+ → 300+ up after 206 days in tier
Competes with
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