Code Revisions
by Alex · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 10K+ installs across the portfolio →
WordPress native revisions for the theme and plugin editors.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈20 estimated
Momentum
-34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “code”, “editors” and “revisions” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 4.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4780 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.7.41; the current branch is 6.8
4.2★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4780 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editors your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| revision.php your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| revisions your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “code”, “editors” and “revisions” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 70 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
13.1y ago
latest release · v1.0 · 30 Sep 2013
4
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.
Crossed into this band yesterday and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 20.
Install history since 21 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nvg12.4y ago
This plugin’s php processes were consuming 100% of the CPU of a Intel Xeon 4-Core processor running CentOS when saving theme files such as functions.php and header.php. We have verified that it was this plugin and this plugin alone causing the rampant CPU usage.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ master41216012.5y ago
5 stars if updated
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LoicTheAztec12.9y ago
Hello Alexander, This is a very usefull plugin, working nice with last version of wordpress (3.8). Thanks a lot! Update – Can work with an editor enhancer plug-in: I have tested Code Revisions with Better File Editor and they work together. you have highlighted code and revisions. That is a very good new! With editors enhancer as “CodeMirror for CodeEditor” or “WPeditor”, Code Revisions can not display revisions of edited files in the themes or plug-ins directories. In this case Code Revisions works in a hidden way, because those two editor use proprietary templates. Best regards 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ joel313.1y ago
I installed it and saw NO change on any page. There is also no documentation on the web site. Who knows what this is supposed to do and how it works?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sarah Gooding13.1y ago
Works nicely – didn’t run into any problems when testing with plugins and themes 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ David Decker13.2y ago
This plugin is really awesome, thank you for creating it! I really appreciate that, as I often have to do tweaks on the fly on some projects (on the go etc.). Finally I can reset changes and such. Really well done! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
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 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,065 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "revision.php" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-30 10+ → 20+ up after 157 days in tier
- 2026-05-26 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-25 10+ → 20+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-22 20+ → 10+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2026-05-09 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-08 20+ → 10+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2026-04-21 10+ → 20+ up after 1 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).
- B Better File Editor 300+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Code Snippets 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Child Theme Configurator 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag C -
WP-Sweep 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Head & Footer Code 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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