Cat Post Type
by athos99 · Uncategorized
Add the possibility display custom post by selecting tags and categories.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈25 estimated
Momentum
-14%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “custom post tags categories” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,771 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 4.3K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,779 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.
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, 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 4932 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 8 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
1 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4932 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom post tags categories your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “custom post tags categories” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 61 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
13.5y ago
latest release · v1.0.1 · 3 May 2013
2
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.4 years ago; the previous band took 21 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 24 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jonathon Harris12.6y ago
Registered CPT with Tags – added plugin – tags link to archive. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ another-webmaster12.6y ago
Was getting headache because I couldn’t get it work. Thnx for this code! Now in 2014 it should be time for wordpress to grow up and make ‘stuff’ work out of the box when it really wants to be an adult CMS. Offering options to use CPT is one, but not able to show without any hassle (also for ‘regular’ end users) doesn’t make it user friendly at all and for sure not mature.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jenny12.7y ago
Thank you so much for this plugin! Been looking for a solution for weeks now and your plugin sorted it out for me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rdellconsulting12.8y ago
Many thanks, this dug me out of a problem whilst learning custom post types.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Patricio Campos A.12.9y ago
Thanks so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cskyleryoung13.1y ago
I was having difficulty getting my category permalinks to display Custom Post Types that were in the categories. I simply popped this plugin in and they are displaying correctly now. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ benarobinson13.4y ago
Thank you, thank you for writing this plugin. I was just digging into getting posts and custom post types connected to the same categories and was running into trouble getting it to work through functions.php. This plugin worked great and didn’t cause any problems. Saved me a ton of time and energy!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ athos9913.5y ago
it works
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
1 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 "Add the possibility display custom post by selecting tags and categories."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 480 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 1 tags appear in the text ("custom post tags categories" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-06-22 30+ → 20+ down after 626 days in tier
- 2022-10-05 100+ → 30+ down
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