Automatic Expiration for Categories
by brightvesseldev · Uncategorized
With this plugin you will be able to set an expiration date for certain categories assigned to posts and products.
62 health vs 62 average across 4,920 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
30/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.24, well behind 6.8.
- Aging. Over a year since the last update.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: WP compatibility
To rank higher: Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 6.8; lagging the current branch costs search weight.
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
117
now · peak 117
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
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-01-26 20+ → 10+ down after 315 days in band
- 2023-03-17 30+ → 20+ down after 16 days in band
- 2023-03-01 20+ → 30+ up after 61 days in band
- 2022-12-30 30+ → 20+ down after 45 days in band
- 2022-11-15 20+ → 30+ up
Competes with
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Attachment Taxonomies 900+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
JSM Show Term Metadata 900+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Bulk Add Terms 800+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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