CiteWP AI Search Optimizer – Get Cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity & Claude
by Brad Patshkowski · AI
SEO gets you ranked. CiteWP gets you cited. 17-signal AI citation score, AI crawler tracking, and llms.txt — free, no API key required.
80 health vs 75 average across 1,574 AI plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2026-05-27 · 97 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
278
now · peak 316
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
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
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
2mo ago
latest release · v0.7.15
8
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2026-05-26 · 52 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-11 — → 10+ 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).
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Clarity SEO 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags B -
FoundByAI — AI SEO, GEO & llms.txt for ChatGPT & AI Search — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Shop2LLM — AI Visibility — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Markdown Mirror – llms.txt and .md always up to date 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
AEO God Mode – AI Search Visibility 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
RankReady – AI SEO, Schema, llms.txt, AEO and GEO for ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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