Category Widgets
by rajuru · Uncategorized
Display widgets for specific categories.
41 health vs 66 average across 3,889 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 16+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2, 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 5895 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
61
now · peak 166
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 “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-04 40+ → 30+ down after 16 days in band
- 2026-01-19 30+ → 40+ up after 188 days in band
- 2025-07-15 40+ → 30+ down after 155 days in band
- 2025-02-10 50+ → 40+ down after 128 days in band
- 2024-10-05 60+ → 50+ down after 174 days in band
- 2024-04-14 70+ → 60+ down after 26 days in band
- 2024-03-19 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-03-18 70+ → 60+ down after 15 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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List Custom Taxonomy Widget 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C - R Recent Posts by Category Widget 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
- N NS Category Widget 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B
- W WP Minify Fix 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- S Section Widget 500+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C
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HTML Block 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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