Catalyst Connect
by CobaltApps · Uncategorized
Catalyst Connect is a simple, yet powerful Plugin that makes integrating the BuddyPress, BBPress and WooCommerce Plugins with Catalyst a breeze.
43 health vs 59 average across 7,342 Uncategorized plugins
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 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4830 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
51
now · peak 147
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-21 70+ → 60+ down after 10 days in band
- 2026-02-11 60+ → 70+ up after 5 days in band
- 2026-02-06 70+ → 60+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-02-04 60+ → 70+ up after 6 days in band
- 2026-01-29 70+ → 60+ down after 40 days in band
- 2025-12-20 60+ → 70+ up after 18 days in band
- 2025-12-02 70+ → 60+ down after 361 days in band
- 2024-12-06 80+ → 70+ down after 87 days in band
Competes with
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BP Classic 6K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D -
Spam Destroyer 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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