Classic Text Widget
by Victor Font · Admin & Utilities
The classic pre-WordPress version 4.8 text widget
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “2K+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1381 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-11-07 3K+ → 2K+ down after 529 days in band
- 2024-05-27 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-05-26 3K+ → 4K+ up after 5 days in band
- 2024-05-21 4K+ → 3K+ down after 2 days in band
- 2024-05-19 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-05-18 4K+ → 3K+ down
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