Content Writer
by steadycontent · SEO
Allows users to order, post and socially share uniquely written content to their blog.
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Health
B 73/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈200 estimated
Momentum
+46%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “content writing” for “writer”. “content writing” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “writer” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
73 health vs 65 average across 2,217 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 29.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,193 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 380 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
22%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-1.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| content writer your tag | #14 | #16 | down 4 |
| blog content writers your tag | #15 | #15 | up 1 |
| content writers your tag | #17 | #19 | up 1 |
| writer | #20 | #16 | down 5 |
| blog writer | #20 | #17 | down 5 |
| seo writer | #23 | #17 | down 5 |
| content writing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “content writing” for “writer”. “content writing” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “writer” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “blog content writers”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “content writer”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 384 · 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
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
1.0y ago
latest release · v3.6.9 · 16 Oct 2025
23
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 5 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ sahilseta6.0y ago
Showing this message Please wait up to 48 hours for your plugin installation to be verified. for more than a week.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tajensen6.1y ago
When this plugin is active it prevents other plugin updates from appearing. The plugin dev should fix the following filter: add_filter(‘pre_set_site_transient_update_plugins’, ‘conwr_transient_update_plugin’);
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 39webdesigns7.8y ago
This is a great way to get quality posts written for multiple blogs. The automated plugin makes things easy and saves time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ klodvik7.8y ago
This plugin allows me to quickly add interesting content to my website in literally a couple of clicks. I love that they provide great photos for each article and the content itself is written very well. So far, not a single complaint. I will certainly be using their service for all my existing websites.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ carljohnsonjr9.0y ago
Pretty simple to use and it does what it is supposed to do!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nicolasmastro9.0y ago
Being a PBN owner I used to get burned out through the process of creating new content for over 50 websites. This plugin sure made things easier for me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ elpolinodelapc9.0y ago
Gets the job done, and I do not have to leave the page im looking at.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.6.9). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-10-14 CVE-2025-10486 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File Affects <= 3.6.8 Patched in 3.6.9
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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 "Allows users to order, post and socially share uniquely written content to their blog."
- ! 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 4 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,353 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("blog content writers", "content writers", "seo content" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-26 200+ → 100+ down after 288 days in tier
- 2026-01-11 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-10 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-09 300+ → 200+ down after 23 days in tier
- 2025-12-17 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-16 300+ → 200+ down after 382 days in tier
- 2024-11-29 400+ → 300+ down after 64 days in tier
- 2024-09-26 500+ → 400+ down 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).
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Outranking Plugin Options 80+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
FORGEOPS CONTENT – AI Content Writer 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
GetGenie – AI SEO Assistant & Content Writer with Keyword Research, AEO & GEO 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Surfer – WordPress Plugin 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Quickcreator – AI Blog Writer 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
ContentPen 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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