Contemplate
by David Gwyer · Uncategorized
Also makes 13 other plugins · 98.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create unlimited content templates (supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript). Fantastic for creating blocks of content you want to add to one, or more, pages.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈40 estimated
Momentum
-7%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “content”, “multiple” and “page” 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.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 8K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: WP compatibility
Updated 81 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 6.8; lagging the current branch costs search weight.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multiple your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| template your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “content”, “multiple” and “page” 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 93 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ 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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
9.5y ago
latest release · v2.11 · 19 May 2017
7
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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 40.
At the current install trend, crossing 50+ in roughly 266 days.
Install history since 16 May 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Gisela Giardino12.1y ago
It does what it says it does, seamlessly. I needed to add a long menu in 50 pages and the idea of an update to that later on was scary. Now I made the menu a “contemplate” and I add its shortcode on every page. So I only update the Contemplate later on. Note: It doesn’t render (nested) shortcodes at leat in my installation (3.8). Take not on that. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ NW112.4y ago
Very easy to use, does exactly what it says and saves me lots of time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bogdandimitrov13.0y ago
Hi, It will be Best plugin if: – user can rename shortcodes – have dropdown menu in editor to select form all shortcodes. I like this plugin and for me it’s fine, but how about client who even can’t work with MS Word … Regards
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create unlimited content templates (supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript). Fantastic for creating blocks of conte..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("great for", "if you have").
- ! 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 864 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "post" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-27 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-25 40+ → 30+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2026-10-01 30+ → 40+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 40+ → 30+ down after 52 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 30+ → 40+ up after 61 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 40+ → 30+ down after 210 days in tier
- 2025-10-12 50+ → 40+ down after 89 days in tier
- 2025-07-15 60+ → 50+ down after 158 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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Duplicate PP 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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