Category Archives
by Hiroshi Sawai · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 120+ installs across the portfolio →
This Widget display Category Archives links on category page.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
80+
≈86 estimated
Momentum
+97%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “archive”, “category” and “links” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.4%
of downloads still active
At least 80 of 3.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, well behind 6.8.
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 3633 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3633 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| archive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| category your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| month your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| year your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “archive”, “category” and “links” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 83 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #17,400 to #18,100, alongside the other plugins at 80+ 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 21 Oct 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
10.0y ago
latest release · v0.1.0 · 19 Nov 2016
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 “80+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 62% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Apr 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ssmx10.0y ago
特定のカテゴリのアーカイブ一覧を出すタイプのプラグインではなく、現在表示しているカテゴリに準じてアーカイブ一覧が表示されます。 これと言って文句はありませんし、現段階必要としていませんが、全体設定を設け トップページでは カテゴリに所属しないアーカイブ or 全てのアーカイブ or 表示しない と選択出来ると便利かもしれません ———————————————————————————– 訂正 以下のように評価しましたが、致命的バグ発見 私のWPでは日付表示が崩れてしまいます。おしいっ！ 表示 2016年11月日 ( 1) 2016年11月日 ( 1) 2016年11月日 ( 10) 2016年11月日 ( 1) 2016年11月日 ( 1) 修正： class.category-archives-model.php ８８ NG $format = preg_replace( '/[dDj,]/', '', get_option( 'date_format' ) ); OK $format = preg_replace( '/[日dDj,]/u', '', get_option( 'date_format' ) ); この部分は日付フォーマットが数字の場合問題なく動きますが、◯日というフォーマットやカスタムフォーマットが指定されている場合、日付にまつわる付属の接頭辞/接尾時を取り除く手段が不明で、本例文は日本語の ◯日 のみ決め打ちで対応。本来は day 일 とか無限に対応すべき項目がある。こちらはローカルフォーマットは別途、ユーザに設定項目で [Y年n月] として指定させ、ここではWordPressの日付フォーマットは呼ばないほうが得策かもしれません こちらはv1.0で修正して頂きました★感謝 class.category-archives-model.php 95 NG $date = sprintf( '%d-%s', $result->year, $wp_locale->get_month( $result->month ) ); OK $date = sprintf( '%d-%s', $result->year, $result->month ); ここでは月のデータをローカライズした書式で取得すると、ローカライズされた◯月という値が取得されその後、mysql2dateのしようと合わずにご動作します（こちらは明確な誤りデス） 修正後 2016年11月 ( 1) 2015年11月 ( 1) 2015年10月 ( 10) 2015年9月 ( 1) 2015年1月 ( 1) ちなみに、年単位の表示については目を通していません、ご参考ください This topic was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by ssmx. This topic was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by ssmx. This topic was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by ssmx. This topic was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by ssmx. This topic was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by ssmx. This topic was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by ssmx. This topic was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by ssmx. This topic was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by ssmx. This topic was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by ssmx. This topic was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by ssmx.
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Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This Widget display Category Archives links on category page."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 147 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "month", "year" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-13 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-12 80+ → 90+ up after 38 days in tier
- 2026-05-05 90+ → 80+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-03 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-02 90+ → 80+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2026-04-24 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-22 90+ → 80+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-04-17 80+ → 90+ up after 1 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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Shortcode for Current Date 10K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Custom Archive Titles 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D - E Extra Shortcodes 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Current Year Shortcodes 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Category Archives Block 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - L Links shortcode 800+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/category-archives" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Category Archives — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Category Archives: 80+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/category-archives
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