Lewe ChordPress – ChordPro Text Formatter
by George Lewe · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 120+ installs across the portfolio →
Lewe ChordPress for WordPress pretty-prints ChordPro formatted text and chord diagrams on your pages or posts.
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Health
C 69/100
Stale · Open vulnerability
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+66%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “music” for “guitar”. “music” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “guitar” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
69 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 12.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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 1 release 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 384 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 384 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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| chord your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| chords your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| chordpro your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| formatter | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| guitar | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| lyrics your tag | #8 | #6 | down 1 |
| diagrams | #23 | #13 | — |
| music your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 11 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “music” for “guitar”. “music” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “guitar” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 858 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
1.1y ago
latest release · v4.0.1 · 13 Oct 2025
58
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 51% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jehnsus1.4y ago
Awesome plugin and works well for adding melody notes and harmonica tabs as well
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rajasarma90891.8y ago
<span style=”box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;”>This plugin is good, but I have a question for the creator about how to show the Chord Sheet, for example, “These known chords are used in this song.” This is showcasing this heart-of-gold , demo bottom showcasing chords . However, I can’t find anywhere how to showcase all the chords on our website. Please tell me how we can show the cho</span>rds like the website mentioned. Thank you, sir. I am waiting for your reply.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ leelys2.3y ago
Thank you for your usefull plugin! I hope you can update the tooltips feature when hovering over each chord, it can show the chord sheet faster than having to scroll down the article to look up the chord sheet.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ girolamorosselli3.0y ago
Thanks, grat plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oncemenito4.7y ago
Great free plugin for chords.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cypruscf6.0y ago
Good job with this plugin! Keep up the good work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kshorizon6.5y ago
Bars appear in chords which has not been given bar. Had to remove bar from all chords.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bangnof6.5y ago
this is awesome plugin. please next update add button + – chord transpose and resize Text or Hide chord on Post rendering. Thank
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (4.0.1). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
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 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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
3 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 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 5 headings and 9 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,772 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "music" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-07 200+ → 100+ down after 143 days in tier
- 2025-12-15 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-12-12 200+ → 100+ down after 96 days in tier
- 2025-09-07 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-06 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-05 100+ → 200+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2025-08-29 200+ → 100+ down after 239 days in tier
- 2025-01-02 100+ → 200+ up after 21 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).
- C Chords and Lyrics 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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WP Chords 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
Lyrics 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - R Rabbit Lyrics 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- V Vagalume Toolbar 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- L Lyric Wiki Search Widget 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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