Content Anchor Links
by Roland Barker · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily add content anchors to your pages and posts
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+45%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “pullquote” to your wp.org tags. You rank #24 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 1 listed it's a slot worth spending.
44 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.1%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 24.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24.
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 2140 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24; the current branch is 6.8
3.8★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.07★ and held back under 25 reviews
1 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2140 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pullquote | #24 | #19 | down 3 |
| anchor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “pullquote” to your wp.org tags. You rank #24 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 1 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 240 · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
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
5.9y ago
latest release · v1.6.3 · 23 Dec 2020
9
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.9 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Nov 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ abitofmind5.2y ago
Principle: This plugin consists of two parts: 1) Automatic anchor creation for H2 and H3 when saving a page. a) “My Headline” gets anchor #my-headline. b) You can still manually change it to #my-head-line. c) Warning: Not Gutenberg compatible! 2) Linker. When using “Insert Link” in the editor the search dialog does not only match in the page titles/slugs but also in anchor-names. And creates a /page-slug#anchor-name link for you. a) Most likely also not Gutenberg compatible. Read the plugin description and plugin support for updates, maybe the developer will add Gutenberg compatibility or maybe at least on one of the two sides for starters.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ViktorLi8.5y ago
Very easy to use. Automatically sets IDs to H2 and H3. When adding links to anchors they appear when you start to type them! 5/5
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Per Andre Rønsen9.1y ago
The plugin nserts #id into h2/h3 on save, and make the headings available via core link search UI. Clever!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jamiek479.2y ago
Installed and broke my website…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mr1089.8y ago
Thanks! Just what I needed, and this one does work.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easily add content anchors to your pages and posts"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,710 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 1 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-12-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-12-20 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-12-19 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-12-18 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-12-17 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-12-16 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-12-13 2K+ → 1K+ down after 435 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 1K+ → 2K+ up
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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Hyperlink Group Block 7K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
Addon Elementor Container Link 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Anchor Block 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Add Anchor Links 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
Smoothscroller 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A - S StripTease 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
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