Changelog as a Service – Publish, Display, and Communicate Beautiful Changelogs
by ChangelogWP · Uncategorized
Beautiful changelogs for plugins, themes, and more. Color-coded badges, search, and filtering. Connects to ChangelogWP.com.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈20 estimated
Momentum
+60%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “release notes” and “updates” for “color coded” and “service public”. “release notes” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “color coded” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “updates” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “service public” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 58 average across 25,733 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
This plugin shipped 8 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 3 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ 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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
10%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| changelog your tag | #7 | #15 | down 4 |
| plugin changelog your tag | #18 | #23 | — |
| color coded | #18 | #17 | — |
| service public | #20 | #23 | 0 |
| syndication | #18 | #11 | 0 |
| release notes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| updates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| version history your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 10 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 “release notes” and “updates” for “color coded” and “service public”. “release notes” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “color coded” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “updates” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “service public” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 16 Jan 2026 · 288 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 216 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
8
releases in the last 12 months
3d ago
latest release · v1.4.0 · 28 Oct 2026
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 20.
At the current install trend, crossing 20+ in roughly 164 days.
Install history since 16 Jan 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Harish Chouhan7mo ago
I expected a simple plugin, but it’s actually quite feature-rich while still being very intuitive. Setup took less than 5 minutes and everything worked right away.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dmac7mo ago
Been using this and it just makes changelogs look way nicer without any effort.The timeline is great, super easy to set up and love the badges – makes everything really clear.Solid little plugin, does exactly what it says 👍
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gowikipress8mo ago
Super happy to have found this plugin. We are shocked it’s free, given all the features and its versatility. We created our changelog, dropped the changelog block on a page, toggled some settings, and boom! Our changelog is beautiful, searchable, filterable, linkable, and more.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ronald Huereca8mo ago
I have several plugins for sale and use Easy Digital Downloads to list them. I have individual product pages for each plugin and have long wanted a way to display an elegant changelog in one of my FAQ sections. This plugin fits the bill perfectly. This plugin integrates seamlessly with Easy Digital Downloads (EDD), including its software licensing system and readme changelogs. It utilizes the EDD download changelog feature when you edit a download. It’s important to update this changelog with each version of your software. The plugin offers a convenient block that allows me to select my EDD download, and the changelog is automatically populated in a beautifully formatted presentation. One neat feature I like is its badges. For example, if I start a changelog entry off with “Fixed,” or “New.” One thing I wish this plugin had was dynamic readme parsing (e.g., when you host the EDD readme elsewhere). Thanks for the plugin. I wish I could share screenshots here. The changelogs are beautiful. And they provide valid proof that a plugin is indeed being updated. This topic was modified 4 months, 2 weeks ago by Ronald Huereca.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Naweed Chougle9mo ago
When Ryan, owner of Pine Digital, introduced me to the Changelog as a Service plugin, I was amazed. This plugin helps me display changelogs in an elegant manner with beautiful color-coded badges to indicate new additions, fixes and improvements. A further bonus is the ability to publish changelogs to the ChangelogWP site for improved reach. Changelogs are a must for every plugin builder to maintain and boost their visibility across direct visitors, search engines and LLMs. This plugin makes it incredibly easy to add beautifully-presented changelogs using shortcodes or blocks on your site. This topic was modified 6 months ago by Naweed Chougle.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Elliot Sowersby / RelyWP10mo ago
This is a fantastic plugin for developers to easily showcase plugin changelogs on their website. Super easy to setup and use. Very well made, great development team, and fast support!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bradvin10mo ago
We have always struggled to keep our changelogs updated and also looking good. But this plugin solved all that. Now we have great looking changelogs and its so easy to update – just copy and paste from our readme.txtSolid plugin from a great team!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
7 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 "Beautiful changelogs for plugins, themes, and more. Color-coded badges, search, and filtering. Connects to..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 13 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 13 of 13 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("essential for", "use it").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor, Easy Digital Downloads, REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,036 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("plugin changelog", "release notes", "version history" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 20+ → 10+ down after 61 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 10+ → 20+ 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).
- R Releasery – Self-Updating Changelog Page — installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags
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CBX Changelog & Release Note 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Changeloger – Changelog, Release Notes, Roadmap & Feature Requests 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A - A Atelixo Changelog Digest — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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Sky Changelog Notifier 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Update Press – Keep your users informed about changes and updates — installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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