Context Manager
by Phill Brown · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 30+ installs across the portfolio →
Make your site react to users' context by changing your theme's CSS and JavaScript files, navigation menus, sidebars and the HTML body tag.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈25 estimated
Momentum
-52%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “context”, “rules” and “widget logic” 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.
47 health vs 56 average across 5,902 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,193 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 12+ 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 4737 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.7.41; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4737 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| context your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rules your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget logic your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp enqueue scripts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp enqueue styles 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
- “context”, “rules” and “widget logic” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 76 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
13.0y ago
latest release · v1.2.0 · 13 Nov 2013
10
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 months 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 3 Jun 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ aplussideas11.7y ago
This plug-in does what a bunch of others only accomplish partially. And it does it elegantly via WordPress conditionals. Awesome work indeed!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ seitenprofi11.8y ago
Works with WP 4.1 (Twenty twelve) and Events Manager. Now all events have their active navigation item back. Thanks a lot!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pburke13.0y ago
Want to display a custom post type at a specific point in your menu hierarchy? This plugin makes it easy. Wish I had found it several hours ago!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ygene13.6y ago
It took just 2 minutes to install and fix the problem I was having with the menu item not staying active with the single pages from a portfolio.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rock9design13.8y ago
We have been looking quite a while for a way to fix exactly what this plugin fixes, so very happy it exists! Works like a charm and great support if you have any questions on it.
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
4 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 "Make your site react to users' context by changing your theme's CSS and JavaScript files, navigation menus,..."
- ! 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 Mentions Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,766 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("widget logic", "wp_enqueue_scripts", "wp_enqueue_styles" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-19 30+ → 20+ down after 134 days in tier
- 2025-03-07 40+ → 30+ down after 138 days in tier
- 2024-10-20 50+ → 40+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2024-10-03 40+ → 50+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2024-09-25 50+ → 40+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-09-19 40+ → 50+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2024-09-10 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-09-08 40+ → 50+ 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).
- M Menu Rules 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- C Conditional Menus 60K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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If Menu – Visibility control for Menus 50K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C -
Widget Context 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Dynamic Widgets 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
ThemeZee Toolkit 6K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
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