Custom Archive Titles
by ThemeZee · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 17.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
A small and simple plugin to adjust the default texts of archive titles in WordPress
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.6K estimated
Momentum
+42%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “archive”, “category” and “custom” 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.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,751 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.6%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 55.1K 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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 1974 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1974 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| archive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| category your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| heading your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| title 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
- “archive”, “category” and “custom” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 320 · 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
5.4y ago
latest release · v1.1 · 6 Jun 2021
3
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; the previous band took 21 months to cross, which places it about 59% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jan 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ joesch4.8y ago
Works fine 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ TiramiSue8.9y ago
Slim plugin, does exactly what it promises. Using with Exoplanet Pro theme. Hope it will be maintained in the future. Great for a quick fix instead of coding and using a child theme.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John9.2y ago
Thanks for this. Was very useful in my case as I just wanted to completely remove the title “Category” from category archive listings. In settings I simply removed “Category:” and left untouched “%s” in order to keep the category’s title. Works like a charm.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ attosoftonline9.6y ago
Hello. This plugin resolve a lot of problems regarding manual custom code required to display the tags in other way as usual. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 7 languages, 6 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
2 of 8 pass · checked 27 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 444 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "heading" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-14 3K+ → 2K+ down after 628 days in tier
- 2024-05-27 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-26 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-25 4K+ → 3K+ down after 357 days in tier
- 2023-06-03 5K+ → 4K+ down after 659 days in tier
- 2021-08-13 6K+ → 5K+ down after 602 days in tier
- 2019-12-20 7K+ → 6K+ down after 445 days in tier
- 2018-10-01 6K+ → 7K+ up after 153 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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Remove Archive Label 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
Secondary Title 7K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A - E Extra Shortcodes 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- S SubHeading 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Category Archives Block 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Category Archive Widget 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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