CMB2 Taxonomy
by Unknown · Forms
CMB2 Taxonomy will create metaboxes and forms with custom fields for your taxonomies using the CMB2 API (and yes, it will blow your mind too).
45 health vs 66 average across 863 Forms plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3861 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
70
now · peak 184
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
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-11-12 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-11-11 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in band
- 2025-11-07 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-11-06 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in band
- 2025-11-02 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in band
- 2025-10-30 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-10-29 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-10-27 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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CMB2 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 5 shared tags A - C CMB2 Admin Extension 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 5 shared tags B
- O OptionTree 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Custom Global Variables 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D - T ThemeKit For WordPress 700+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Admin Options Pages 500+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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