Canonical SEO Content Syndication WordPress Plugin
by Harsh Agrawal · SEO
Also makes 1 other plugin · 410+ installs across the portfolio →
Canonical SEO Content syndication plugin adds rel=canonical tag for content syndication. The meta box is added at edit post section.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
n/a
no downloads in the prior 30 days to compare with
Biggest opportunity: “canonical”, “content marketing” and “content syndication” 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.
46 health vs 66 average across 2,240 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.4%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 16.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,196 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28, well behind 7.1.
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 2773 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.1.28; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2773 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| content marketing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| content syndication your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search engine optimisation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo 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
- “canonical”, “content marketing” and “content syndication” 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 165 · 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 · 87% 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 8 months 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 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rupesh220210.2y ago
thanks buddy
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nit23312.1y ago
Hi Harsh, A fantastic thought, I was looking for something like this a was happy to find this (and the only one that exits). Just wondering why such few downloads, hope with time people will start using it. Thanks a Lot Nitin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shariq1112.1y ago
A unique kind of plugin. Everyone should give it a try.
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Canonical SEO Content syndication plugin adds rel=canonical tag for content syndication. The meta box is ad..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 764 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "search engine optimisation" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-23 500+ → 400+ down after 251 days in tier
- 2025-07-15 600+ → 500+ down after 208 days in tier
- 2024-12-19 700+ → 600+ down after 195 days in tier
- 2024-06-07 800+ → 700+ down after 244 days in tier
- 2023-10-07 900+ → 800+ down after 152 days in tier
- 2023-05-08 1K+ → 900+ down after 1429 days in tier
- 2019-06-09 4K+ → 1K+ down after 815 days in tier
- 2017-03-16 500+ → 4K+ up
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).
- C Canonical SEO 9K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Semrush SEO Writing Assistant 8K+ installs · 3.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Semrush Content Toolkit 2K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
Canonical Link 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Advance Canonical URL 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Dublin Core Metadata Generator 900+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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