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Catch IDs

by Catch Themes · Admin & Utilities

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What this plugin does is to shows the IDs on admin section.

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Health

A 86/100

no flags

Active installs

20K+

≈25K estimated

Momentum

+4%

downloads vs prior 30d

Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin” for “id”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “id” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.

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86 Health · A
Maintenance 90/100
Rating quality 88/100
Support 70/100
Security 98/100

86 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins

20K+

Active installs

≈25K estimated

828.1K

Total downloads

since 2012 · 2.4% still active

4.5/5

Rating

4.8 on wp.org · 20 reviews

+4%

2.8K

Downloads · 30d

category median +9%

Install conversion

How it's measured →

2.4%

of downloads still active

At least 20K of 828.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,186 plugins.

Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.

This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.

Ratings · 20 reviews

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5★
19 4★
0 3★
0 2★
0 1★
1

Details

Version
3.0
Last updated
5mo ago
Added
2012-06-22 · 14 yrs old
Requires WP
5.9
Tested up to
7.0.8
Requires PHP
7.4
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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.

95 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Well tuned across the board

Update recency 100/100

Updated 163 days ago

WP compatibility 100/100

Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer

Rating quality 79/100

4.8★ over 20 reviews, smoothed to 4.30★ and held back under 25 reviews

Listing tuning 100/100

5 of 5 tags set · short description in place

Daily downloads

Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+4% vs prior 30d
8331 Oct 2026

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peak 26K · peaks are release surges

2.8K31 Oct 2026

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

Catch IDs · #1285youSimple Taxonomy Orde · #1440ShowID for Post/Page · #2491Custom Meta Widget · #2625

Health trend

Composite health score, snapshotted daily

8631 Oct 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.

13931 Oct 2026

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

4

releases in the last 12 months

5mo ago

latest release · v3.0 · 21 May 2026

38

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

3.0 · 21 May 20262.8.1 · 17 Feb 20262.8 · 2 Feb 20262.7.3 · 7 Jan 20262.7.2 · 12 May 20252.7.1 · 16 Apr 20242.7 · 15 Nov 20232.6 · 3 Nov 20222.5 · 24 Feb 20222.4 · 16 Sep 20212.3 · 23 Jul 20212.2 · 5 Mar 20212.1 · 7 Dec 20202.0 · 11 Mar 2020

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 39% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v3.0 39%
v2.7 22%
v2.8 15%
v2.6 5.9%
Older / other versions 18%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
20K–30K ≈25K

Crossed into this band 19 months ago; the previous band took 23 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

Install history since 2 Sep 2020

20K31 Oct 2026

Recent reviews

All reviews on wp.org ↗
  1. ★★★★★ Raul L Garcia
    1.3y ago

    This plugin does exactly what it’s intended to do: show the IDs in most places where they’re needed to identify an element in the editor. Tested with Breakdance and so far no issues. Thanks to the developer, nice job, you get my five stars. 15-07-2025.

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  2. ★★★★★ thirty6
    6.6y ago

    The difference between a good plug-in and a great plug-in? Conforms to current WP coding requirements Fills a need not available from the core WP installation Seamless integration Non-interfering Doesn’t add overhead to page rendering for visitors Not monitized Nag free Yep, GREAT PLUG-IN!

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  3. ★★★★★ Organic Themes
    6.9y ago

    This should be a part of core. Such a simple and obvious solution to finding post and page IDs. Very useful for developers!

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  4. ★★★★★ wswp2
    7.8y ago

    The Add Plugins page had only 4 main items: Featured, Popular, Recommended, and Favorites. Via an update, this dev quietly tacked on another item: Catch PlugIns. Of course, it includes premium versions. When you abuse your privileges, I look for a replacement. Thank you. I’ve since discovered Reveal IDs, with at least 4 times the number of installs as your offering, yet a straight 5-star rating. As a general rule, I wouldn’t mention a competing product by name. But you disrespected the privilege I extended to you. Therefore, folks should know of options acting as we expect. I suspect the described intrusion on the central plugins page goes beyond the WP.org ToS. In any event, I write to warn other users. I will not return to this page b/c the dev has already shown his core character. Plugin removed, with the dev now on my crap/spammer list.

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  5. ★★★★★ Ervin Domonkos
    8.2y ago

    Easy to use, simple but perfect.

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  6. ★★★★★ dixiereid
    8.2y ago

    Absolutely essential. Works exactly as it is supposed to.

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  7. ★★★★★ Christoph
    8.9y ago

    Very useful. Makes me wonder why the WordPress core developers haven’t thought of that. Without this plugin you have to find the ID in the URL.

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  8. ★★★★★ Papik81
    9.5y ago

    A must have for every developer, one of my favorite plugins! Thanks again for creating it.

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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. — Version 3.0 Bug Fixed: Settings page capability changed from ‘edit_posts’ to ‘manage_options’ — only administrators should be able to modify global plugin settings Bug Fixed: Added missing catchids_sanitize_callback() — was register 3.0
  2. — Version 2.8.1 Bug Fixed: Fixed error occurred while adding new themes. 2.8.1
  3. — Version 2.8 Bug Fixed: WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch Bug Fixed: WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended Bug Fixed: WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment Bug Fixed: WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain Bug Fixed: 2.8
  4. — Version 2.7.3 Compatibility check up to version 6.9 2.7.3
  5. — Version 2.7.2 Compatibility check up to version 6.8 2.7.2
  6. — Version 2.7.1 Bug Fixed: Deprecation notice in PHP 8.2 Compatibility check up to version 6.5 2.7.1

Security history

via Wordfence Intelligence

The 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.0). Sites still on an older version should update.

  1. Patched Medium · 5.4 CatchThemes Plugins (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization ↗
    2021-09-20 CVE-2021-24752 Missing Authorization Affects < 2.4 Patched in 2.4

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 Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 31 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Swedish 65%
French (France) 22%
Spanish (Colombia) 22%
Spanish (Mexico) 22%
Spanish (Venezuela) 22%
Danish 10%
Japanese 8%
Nepali 4%
Albanian 2%
Azerbaijani 2%
Catalan 2%
Czech 2%
Dutch 2%
English (Australia) 2%
English (Canada) 2%
English (New Zealand) 2%
English (UK) 2%
French (Canada) 2%
German 2%
German (Switzerland) 2%
Italian 2%
Moroccan Arabic 2%
Occitan 2%
Portuguese (Brazil) 2%

Plus 7 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

2 of 8 pass · checked 24 Oct 2026

Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.

  • ✓ Says what it does "What this plugin does is to shows the IDs on admin section."
  • ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
  • ! Enough to quote 720 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
  • ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "wp-admin" does not.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2025-03-26 30K+ → 20K+ down after 693 days in tier
  2. 2023-05-03 40K+ → 30K+ down after 1 days in tier
  3. 2023-05-02 30K+ → 40K+ up after 1 days in tier
  4. 2023-05-01 40K+ → 30K+ down after 920 days in tier
  5. 2020-10-23 30K+ → 40K+ up after 626 days in tier
  6. 2019-02-05 20K+ → 30K+ up after 341 days in tier
  7. 2018-03-01 10K+ → 20K+ 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).

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Catch IDs: 20K+ active installs, 4.8★ (20 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/catch-ids

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