Core Files Update Cleanup
by indextwo · Uncategorized
This plugin deletes the unnecessary license.txt, readme.html and wp-config-sample.php files after a core update.
47 health vs 58 average across 8,305 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 906 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2024-01-16 · 913 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
26
now · peak 151
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2024-01-15 · 910 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-14 20+ → 30+ up after 411 days in band
- 2025-05-29 30+ → 20+ down after 417 days in band
- 2024-04-07 20+ → 30+ up after 32 days in band
- 2024-03-06 10+ → 20+ up after 19 days in band
- 2024-02-16 20+ → 10+ down after 13 days in band
- 2024-02-03 10+ → 20+ up after 17 days in band
- 2024-01-17 — → 10+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WP-Sweep 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag D -
WP Umbrella: Update Backup Restore & Monitoring 70K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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