CTA Button Styler
by Hub5050 · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 1.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Increase engagement with reusable CTA buttons, styled your way with hover effects and optional animations. Clean and efficient.
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Health
B 76/100
Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: Swap “call to action” and “styling” for “cta” and “buzz”. “call to action” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cta” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “styling” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “buzz” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
76 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.5%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 16.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,767 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 1 release 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 256 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cta button your tag | #2 | #9 | 0 |
| cta | #4 | #13 | up 1 |
| cta button text | #2 | #11 | 0 |
| cta button link | #3 | #12 | — |
| buzz | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| ctr your tag | #18 | #19 | down 1 |
| click through rate your tag | #20 | #24 | down 2 |
| button hover effects | #23 | #24 | up 1 |
| call to action your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| styling your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
17 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “call to action” and “styling” for “cta” and “buzz”. “call to action” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cta” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “styling” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “buzz” sits at #6 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 718 · 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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v2.0.1 · 17 Feb 2026
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 59% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 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 21 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rjacob9994.1y ago
Really this is so interesting, so easy with clear FAQ on the author site, and a MILLION THANKS TO HIM 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ waltman175.8y ago
After spending almost 2 hrs trying to custom edit a CTA button in the menu with the CUSTOM CSS in Advanced options within Elementor without success, I was about to give up until I found this plugin. It worked just great with my website! straight forward styling in an easy to use dashboard.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ johnre1009.8y ago
Found the button easy to use and loos great on my site
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 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 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 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 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,940 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Click Through Rate", "ctr" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-26 500+ → 400+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2025-07-18 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-17 500+ → 400+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2025-07-02 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-01 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-06-29 400+ → 500+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-06-20 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-06-18 400+ → 500+ up after 57 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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WEN Call To Action 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Safelayout Brilliant Buttons – WordPress Buttons 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Boxzilla – WordPress Popup Builder 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple Side Tab 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Magic Content & CTA Box Builder – Advanced Gutenberg Blocks for Flexible Page Sections, Headers, Buttons, Shape Dividers, and Layout Options 5K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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