Christmas Countdown Clock
by enclick · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 2.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Christmas countdown clock showing days and hours until Christmas day. Select from several designs, sizes, animations and backgrounds
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Health
D 42/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈48 estimated
Momentum
+167%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “xmas”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
42 health vs 58 average across 25,733 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 15.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,767 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23.
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 2081 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23; the current branch is 6.8
3.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.02★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2081 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| flash christmas count down your tag | #8 | #7 | — |
| xmas your tag | #12 | #17 | down 2 |
| world flash clock | #8 | #6 | 0 |
| christmas your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| christmas countdown your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| christmas day your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “xmas”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “christmas”, “christmas countdown” and “christmas day” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 137 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ 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
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
5.7y ago
latest release · v1.1 · 18 Feb 2021
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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 50.
Install history since 12 Aug 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- Read on wp.org ↗★★★★★ akrazan10.7y ago
- ★★★★★ Gerard ter Beke12.9y ago
With this plugin installed, NEXTGEN Gallery won’t show photo’s in a lightbox anymore.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webspyredmedia14.0y ago
Not too showy or professional. Exactly what I needed for my website. Thank you ! Who knew it could be so easy !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ joaonc14.0y ago
Doesn’t allow to change the text (not that I saw) and when you click on it you get taken to the author’s web site, which is a big no-no. I’d even be willing to pay if we could change the text and customize the click behaviour but, alas, no such luck. Also, it requires flash, which means no iPad.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 31 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 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 272 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "flash christmas count down", "xmas" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-09 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 40+ → 50+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2026-07-17 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 40+ → 50+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 50+ → 40+ down after 156 days in tier
- 2026-02-04 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-01 50+ → 60+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-01-28 60+ → 50+ down after 92 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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Christmas Panda 400+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Christmas Countdown Widget 300+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Xmas Decoration 100+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
Snow 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Rs Christmas Santa – Snowfall, Christmas Lights, Holiday Music, Flying Sleigh & Countdown 50+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Xmas Snow 30+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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