Cresta Posts Box
by CrestaProject · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 15.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Show the next or previous post in a box that appears when the user scrolls to the bottom of a current post.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
C 60/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+26%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “next post”, “post” and “posts” 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.
60 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.6%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 38.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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.
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: Update recency
Updated 565 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
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: Last updated 565 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| next post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| previous your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| previous post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 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
- “next post”, “post” and “posts” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
1.5y ago
latest release · v1.3.6 · 14 Apr 2025
35
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.4 years 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 2 Mar 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ salvatorepuglisi6.7y ago
ottimo plugin peccato non sia totalmente free.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee7.3y ago
Love that the developer gave us the CSS box! Have it looking great with my theme!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Li-An7.7y ago
In free version, you have to chose to show only previous or next post. Too limited to be really useful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ timbobo7.7y ago
This plugin would be perfect except that it looks like it gives you the “next” page based on when it was created, and NOT based on the Word Press page outline. If it was based on the outline, it would be great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sanaadnan9.1y ago
Simple and very helful
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cshankar0010.1y ago
one of the best plugin work perfect
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ppotier10.2y ago
I am playing with the free version, but I think for sure that I will go for the PRO version. I discovered it when I bought the Cresta Social Share (tried the free, and bought the pro version a few minutes later). Thanks guys, this is a very good job. Regards from France
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more
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 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Show the next or previous post in a box that appears when the user scrolls to the bottom of a current post."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 585 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "next post" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-05-25 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-05-23 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 160 days in tier
- 2022-12-13 1K+ → 2K+ up after 34 days in tier
- 2022-11-09 2K+ → 1K+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2022-10-26 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2022-10-25 2K+ → 1K+ down after 79 days in tier
- 2022-08-07 800+ → 2K+ up after 945 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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- P Public Post Preview Configurator 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- A Ambrosite Next/Previous Post Link Plus 5K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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SEO Auto Linker 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C - H HiFi (Head Injection, Foot Injection) 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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