Custom Error Pages
by Jesin A · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 560+ installs across the portfolio →
Create custom 401 and 403 error pages with any WordPress theme without writing a single line of code, set it up and forget it.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
500+
≈580 estimated
Momentum
n/a
no downloads in the prior 30 days to compare with
Biggest opportunity: Under-ranked on “401”. wp.org puts you #22; on merit you place #7. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.4%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 21K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,780 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1261 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 12 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.3★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1261 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 403 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| 404 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| error your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| errors 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). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Under-ranked on “401”. wp.org puts you #22; on merit you place #7. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
- “403”, “404” and “error” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 617 · 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
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
3.5y ago
latest release · v1.2 · 22 May 2023
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 83% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 19 Mar 2015
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create custom 401 and 403 error pages with any WordPress theme without writing a single line of code, set i..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 677 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
- 2026-08-15 600+ → 500+ down after 218 days in tier
- 2026-01-09 700+ → 600+ down after 396 days in tier
- 2024-12-09 800+ → 700+ down after 330 days in tier
- 2024-01-14 900+ → 800+ down after 62 days in tier
- 2023-11-13 800+ → 900+ up after 192 days in tier
- 2023-05-05 900+ → 800+ down after 60 days in tier
- 2023-03-06 1K+ → 900+ down after 87 days in tier
- 2022-12-09 2K+ → 1K+ down after 36 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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F4 Error Pages 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Link Juice Keeper 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Static 404 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
404 to Home 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D - 4 404 Simple Redirect 900+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- 4 404 Notifier 600+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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