Civist – Petitions and Fundraising
by Civist · Uncategorized
With Civist you create petitions directly in WordPress, raise funds and build strong supporter networks.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
900+
≈980 estimated
Momentum
-4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “sepa” to your wp.org tags. You rank #13 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
87 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.6%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 34.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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 3 releases 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 73 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 19 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| petition your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| petitions | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| activism your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| fundraising your tag | #8 | #10 | down 2 |
| sepa | #13 | #12 | down 1 |
| strong | #23 | #23 | down 1 |
| online fundraising | #9 | #8 | 0 |
| donation 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
- Add “sepa” to your wp.org tags. You rank #13 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.5K · peaks are release surges
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
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.
3
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v8.0.3 · 19 Aug 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 41% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 13 Jan 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ deandid2.3y ago
Meh.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ onedigitalfarm2.3y ago
It was very easy to install the plugin and embed the petition in one custom page. Support was very proactive in making recommendation on how to improve user experience in the page. Highly recommended
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ scman2.6y ago
I went to try this out, the first thing I see is it wants a agreement to their site terms. From what I saw this doesn’t look like a plugin that runs locally and uses your own server and resources.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ odise2.7y ago
I received excellent support service.I received a very fast service and solution regarding Turkish language support and donation form stripe connection.All my questions were answered without getting bored.Thank you very much.Regards
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ckl67673.3y ago
This WordPress extension meets my expectations.Although there’s no way to automatically display one or all signatures and their comments on a WordPress page or post via the Civist plugin, I can extract them in CSV format for later use.On reflection, I find this even better, as I can select the results I want to display.This is a petition, not a survey.Also what is really appreciated is the support who is verry reactive.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ liip3.4y ago
Works perfectly for petitions, we don’t need the other functions. Fast and competent support for a problem with multilingualism.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eleaztee4.4y ago
It works. Quick response.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tsagent6.4y ago
While I can’t speak to the donation features, I needed a simple petition form and this was very easy to setup. I had an issue post installation that was addressed and fixed via support (and within the 48 hour window for free users) Very helpful! thank you
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 13 languages, 7 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
2 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 "With Civist you create petitions directly in WordPress, raise funds and build strong supporter networks."
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 522 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "activism", "fundraising" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-30 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-28 1K+ → 900+ down after 1300 days in tier
- 2023-02-05 900+ → 1K+ up after 124 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 800+ → 900+ up after 413 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 700+ → 800+ up after 172 days in tier
- 2021-02-26 600+ → 700+ up after 291 days in tier
- 2020-05-11 500+ → 600+ 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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GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Charitable – Donation & Fundraising Platform (Donation Forms, Recurring Donations & Fundraising Campaigns) 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Donorbox – Free Recurring Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 8K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Donation Platform for WooCommerce: Fundraising & Donation Management 7K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Better Payment – Instant Payments, Donations, Fundraising with Subscriptions & More 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
SureDonation – Donation Forms, Fundraising Campaigns & Donor Management 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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