CountDown FlipClock
by BlueLevel · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 80+ installs across the portfolio →
Welcome to the page of the next-gen 3D countdown timer - CountDown FlipClock, created and maintained by BlueLevel Communications.
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈77 estimated
Momentum
-8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “clock” for “flipclock”. “clock” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “flipclock” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
43 health vs 58 average across 25,762 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 11.2K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35, 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 3028 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
3.5★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3028 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| flipclock | #8 | #8 | 0 |
| clock your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| countdown your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| countdown clock your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| countdown timer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| timer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “clock” for “flipclock”. “clock” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “flipclock” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 442 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 84% 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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 70% of the way through.
Install history since 7 Oct 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ viktorhanacek8.1y ago
Countdown not working via shortcode on page. Fonts from plugin screenshots not available. Can’t save as Daily countdown. Can’t save with day/hours/minute labels.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tobealive8.3y ago
The Notice is also visible when im not logged in as admin Notice: Undefined variable: allow_url_include in /hp/cf/ac/fs/www/mw2_wordpress/wp-content/plugins/countdown-flipclock/FlipClock.php on line 42 This topic was modified 8 years ago by tobealive.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ spesialis8.6y ago
The plugin works extremely well until few days ago since the last update. But it’s okay, I’ll give it 5 stars because it was great (while it lasted).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ inacove10.3y ago
At first this plugin didn’t work. I was trying to enter the date in US format in the plain text field for date, which was not correct. But this countdown clock is so beautiful and simple to use that I decided to email support in the 1 in a million chance I would actually get a response back. To my surprise, I heard back from the developer in a day, and he gave me more instructions on how to enter the date. He subsequently proceeded to upgrade the plugin to make the date a calendar picker, and that solved my issue. I’m happy to report I am successfully using this plugin on my page. Thanks to the support folks! Not going to give it 5 stars until they fix their Plugin Homepage link (which is broken) and specify in the countdown entry page that the date is in non-US format (DD-MM-YYYY). The calendar picker went a long way, but not everyone will use it if they can type the date, so the instruction will be important to avoid frustration for others in the future. ina
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
1 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 682 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-17 80+ → 70+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-07-12 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 70+ → 80+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2026-06-15 80+ → 70+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-06-09 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-08 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-07 70+ → 80+ up after 3 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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EZ Countdown Timer 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
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