Catch Web Tools
by Catch Themes · Social
Also makes 12 other plugins · 153.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
A top-notch modular plugin that can greatly enhance the capabilities of a WordPress website with its powerful features.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “open graph”, “social icons” and “to top” for “notch”, “web” and “tools”. “open graph” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “notch” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “social icons” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “web” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “to top” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tools” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 58 average across 1,834 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 582.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,276 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Social 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 6 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.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 158 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, 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: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
24%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| web tools | #1 | #4 | — |
| catch ids your tag | #2 | #7 | 0 |
| webmaster tools your tag | #2 | #7 | 0 |
| twitter tools | #2 | #9 | 0 |
| notch | #6 | #19 | 0 |
| open web | #5 | #17 | 0 |
| modular | #12 | #23 | up 1 |
| open social web | #7 | #21 | down 1 |
| social web | #7 | #22 | down 1 |
| open graph protocol | #15 | #22 | 0 |
| ids | #11 | #18 | up 1 |
| stumbleupon | #24 | #21 | — |
| webmaster | #20 | #21 | down 3 |
| open graph your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social icons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| to top your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
75 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 62 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “open graph”, “social icons” and “to top” for “notch”, “web” and “tools”. “open graph” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “notch” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “social icons” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “web” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “to top” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tools” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 19.4K · 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
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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v3.3 · 26 May 2026
57
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 45% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.2 years ago; the previous band took 4.2 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ FinnSommer9.0y ago
Thank you for a great plugin. I have translated it into Danish (please approve it)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Coccorito10.9y ago
Great plugin and great support. I always use their themes, for me the best for wordpress.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mariushosting10.9y ago
Awesome plugin, works perfect in all wordpress installation. No more to say, just try it and enter to be a part of powerful web tools. @marius and @ciglianoweb
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.3 Security: Improved input sanitization across AJAX handlers, taxonomy fields, and social icon URLs Bug Fixed: Social icons not displaying correctly due to transient cache key mismatch Bug Fixed: Open Graph title output un 3.3
- — Version 3.2.1 Bug Fixed: Attributes not added in script tags and conditionally rendering Comments 3.2.1
- — Version 3.2 Bug Fixed: Added esc_attr__ for escapes it for a safe use Bug Fixed: Removed unwanted CSS enqueue Compatibility check up to version 7.0 3.2
- — Version 3.1 Bug Fixed: WordPress.Security.SafeRedirect.wp_redirect_wp_redirect Bug Fixed: WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.strip_tags_strip_tags Bug Fixed: WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped Bug Fixed: WordPress.WP.I1 3.1
- — Version 3.0.1 Bug Fixed: Email, Google Plus and cart icon not rendering on frontend and remove extra http text from a email value. Bug Fixed: Color correction and enqueue font awesome in frontend 3.0.1
- — Version 3.0 Added: Replace genericons to font-awesome in CWT social icons Added: Twitter X, Bluesky, Twitter, Threads, Discord, Phone, Line, Vk, Xing and Telegram icons Added: Replace genericons to font-awesome in CWT social icons U 3.0
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2022-01-24 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.7.0 Patched in 2.7.1
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 HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 132 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 108 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
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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! 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 3 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,599 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("catch-ids", "To top", "webmaster tools" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-08-21 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1525 days in tier
- 2020-06-18 10K+ → 20K+ up after 565 days in tier
- 2018-12-01 9K+ → 10K+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2018-11-01 8K+ → 9K+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2018-10-01 7K+ → 8K+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2018-09-01 6K+ → 7K+ up after 46 days in tier
- 2018-07-17 5K+ → 6K+ up after 46 days in tier
- 2018-06-01 4K+ → 5K+ up after 61 days in tier
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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Starline Social Sharing Buttons – Lightweight Floating Social Share, SVG Icons & Open Graph — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget & Block, Share Buttons & Click to Chat 90K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Meta Tag Manager 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
To Top 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Social Preview and Open Graph Tags 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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