Clearscope
by Clearscope Support · SEO
Embed the Clearscope Optimize experience directly in your WordPress Gutenberg or Classic editor sidebar.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈200 estimated
Momentum
+45%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “seo” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
84 health vs 65 average across 2,216 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 16.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,192 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO 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 10 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 16 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
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: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 12d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 12d
-1.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| readability your tag | #21 | #22 | down 1 |
| content analysis your tag | #23 | #23 | 0 |
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 2 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
- “seo” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 660 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
10
releases in the last 12 months
16d ago
latest release · v2.0.9 · 15 Oct 2026
10
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and the previous band took 14 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 19 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ajgodinho1.1y ago
Clearscope is an amazing SEO and GEO product to future-proof your content, especially as AI has changed the search landscape. Having this easy-to-use WordPress plugin really makes things so much easier to integrate with my Clearscope account. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bernardjhuang6.5y ago
Same great Clearscope functionality in WordPress (works with both Gutenberg and Classic Editor).
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
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 "Embed the Clearscope Optimize experience directly in your WordPress Gutenberg or Classic editor sidebar."
- ! 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 Gutenberg.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 314 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 3 tags appear in the text ("Content analysis", "Readability", "seo" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 200+ → 100+ down after 424 days in tier
- 2025-09-02 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-31 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-29 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-28 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-26 300+ → 200+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2025-08-15 200+ → 300+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-08-03 300+ → 200+ down after 4 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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Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
BoldGrid Easy SEO – Simple and Effective SEO 40K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
Semrush SEO Writing Assistant 8K+ installs · 3.2★ · 3 shared tags C -
Topic SEO Content Optimization Tool 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B - T Turn Rank Math FAQ Block to Accordion 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- T Turn Yoast SEO FAQ Block to Accordion 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C
Embed this report card
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