Copy Link to Heading – Easily add Anchor links for Headings
by Jose Varghese · Uncategorized
Also makes 12 other plugins · 2.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds a copy link icon to headings for easy copying anchor links, that helps to bookmarking, sharing, and navigation within the content.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈41 estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “content navigation”, “deep linking” and “anchor links” for “heading”, “bookmarking” and “anchors”. “content navigation” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “heading” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “deep linking” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “bookmarking” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “anchor links” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “anchors” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 58 average across 25,753 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 2.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
This plugin shipped 10 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 69 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ 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.
47
Momentum
Holding steady
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
42%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| heading | #5 | #22 | up 4 |
| bookmarking | #7 | #14 | 0 |
| headings your tag | #13 | #23 | up 1 |
| anchor | #15 | #24 | up 2 |
| copy link your tag | #15 | #22 | up 1 |
| anchor links your tag | #16 | #21 | 0 |
| deep linking your tag | #18 | #22 | 0 |
| deep link | #10 | #20 | 0 |
| anchors | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| deep links | #14 | #21 | up 1 |
| content navigation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
24 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 14 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “content navigation”, “deep linking” and “anchor links” for “heading”, “bookmarking” and “anchors”. “content navigation” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “heading” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “deep linking” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “bookmarking” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “anchor links” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “anchors” sits at #23 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 “anchor links”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “copy link”. #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 “headings”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 17 Jan 2025 · 653 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 346 · 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 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
10
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v2.0.8 · 24 Aug 2026
16
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 50 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 144 days.
Install history since 19 Jan 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Joe Alberts8mo ago
I’ve found this to be a very helpful plugin, particularly for long-form, technical content. Jose was very responsive to my suggestions, and it was a pleasure discussing them with him. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sid1.7y ago
Great free plugin. It does what it says and it helped me with my work.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
7 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 "Adds a copy link icon to headings for easy copying anchor links, that helps to bookmarking, sharing, and na..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "use cases").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,148 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Content Navigation" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-12 30+ → 40+ up after 62 days in tier
- 2026-07-12 40+ → 30+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2026-06-23 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-21 40+ → 30+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2026-06-10 30+ → 40+ up after 20 days in tier
- 2026-05-21 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-19 30+ → 20+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 10+ → 30+ 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).
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XTND Table Of Content — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Link to Headline – Anchor Link Generator — installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Smart Table of Contents — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Headlight Table of Contents — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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