Citations
by WP Munich · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 1.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
This Plugin introduces practical citation functionality to the WordPress Block Editor, aiming to streamline the process of adding references to your c …
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “citation” and “footnotes” 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 →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 5.9K 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.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1132 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1132 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bibliography your tag | #18 | #13 | down 2 |
| citation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| footnotes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “citation” and “footnotes” 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 28 Aug 2023 · 1,160 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 548 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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
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
3.1y ago
latest release · v0.2.1 · 25 Sep 2023
5
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 27 Aug 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ curtismchale3.1y ago
Excellent plugin and fairly easy to use. This improves my citations and means I don’t have to simply write HTML code in a custom block to get them working.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ niyazpoyilan3.1y ago
I was literally looking out for a citations plugin and happen to find this one, its straightforward and easy to use. Hoping to see in future few updates like Citations Importer which could be useful for users who need to cite a large number of sources, Multiple references per citations, support for page builders like Elementor, WP Bakery etc.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.3.1
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
5 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 "This Plugin introduces practical citation functionality to the WordPress Block Editor, aiming to streamline..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,413 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "footnotes" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-10 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-08 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-07 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-06 200+ → 300+ up after 109 days in tier
- 2025-12-18 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-17 200+ → 300+ up after 581 days in tier
- 2024-05-15 100+ → 200+ up after 125 days in tier
- 2024-01-11 90+ → 100+ up after 1 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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Footnotes Made Easy 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
CM Footnotes – Boost your content’s credibility with footnotes, citations, and bibliography 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - E Endnotes 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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CitePress – Automatic Citation Generator 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Better Footnotes 20+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Zotero Notes 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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