Checklist
by checklistcom · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 310+ installs across the portfolio →
Turn any list in your blog to a beautiful interactive checklist. Print, Use, Share, Download to Mobile and more. 100% Free.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
300+
≈400 estimated
Momentum
-22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “checklist”, “frontend” and “lists” 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.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 16.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30, 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 2607 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.2.30; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2607 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| checklist your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| frontend your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lists your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| todo 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
- “checklist”, “frontend” and “lists” 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 31 Oct 2024 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 159 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
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
7.1y ago
latest release · v1.1.9 · 11 Sep 2019
15
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.
Install history since 6 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Gone South6.6y ago
Plugin functionality looks to be quite good. But requiring casual visitors to open an account at Checklist.com in order to use a checklist is “a bridge too far.” Most of us want those visitors to sign-up on OUR sites. Two sign-ups at once? No. Just no. Don’t know about you, but I’ve never been asked to join Website No. 1 and then been required to join Website No. 2 to use a feature on Website No. 1. The developer explained that user input saved in cookies was too unstable. And it is… if the user clears her cookies, checklist input is gone. For registered users of Website No. 1, the same info could be saved to the database. Maybe it’s generous of Checklist.com to manage user data, but the user account requirement won’t work. The plugin might be helpful for corporates and schools for their in-house users. For the rest of us? Nope. This topic was modified 6 years, 3 months ago by Gone South.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Timothy8.2y ago
Very easy to use. Professional looking. Rapid support. Only downside is if you don’t want your checklists synced to Checklist.com.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ verturin8.6y ago
Resultat du test ! The request was rejected because the URL contained a potentially malicious String “;”
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danischenker9.1y ago
Nice little plugin that adds some more interactive functionality to a blog post. Support is very fast. I wrote a questions and it was answered within less than 1 hour. Fantastic!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dongreen9.1y ago
Thanks for the plugin, very useful for maintaining checklists on my sites. easy install and config. friendly support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ loedermoeder9.3y ago
Echt handig deeze plugin. Ik kan van alle lijstjes die ik in mijn artikelen heb staan nu mooie checklists maken. En ik kan er mijn eigen affiliate linkjes in verwerken. Super en nog gratis ook. 😃
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ checklistcom9.3y ago
Loved how easy it is to convert a boring list into an interactive checklist. Way to go!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.1.9). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-03-31 CVE-2025-31538 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.9 No patch available
- 2019-09-10 CVE-2019-16525 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.8 Patched in 1.1.9
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 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 2 at 90% or more
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 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Turn any list in your blog to a beautiful interactive checklist. Print, Use, Share, Download to Mobile and..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you run", "use this", "if you have").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,014 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Frontend", "todo" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-21 400+ → 300+ down after 99 days in tier
- 2026-07-14 700+ → 400+ down after 1477 days in tier
- 2022-06-28 800+ → 700+ down
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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Checklist in Post 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
Docket WP 300+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
Todo Block 300+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A - M MW WP Form 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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