Custom Field Taxonomies
by scribu · Uncategorized
Also makes 26 other plugins · 26.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Convert custom fields to tags, categories or taxonomy terms
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈48 estimated
Momentum
-16%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “custom fields”, “meta” and “metadata” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 16.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,785 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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, well behind 7.1.
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 5151 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.4.2; the current branch is 7.1
4.6★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5151 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| meta your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| metadata your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| taxonomy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “custom fields”, “meta” and “metadata” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 83 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ 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.
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
14.1y ago
latest release · v2.0.3 · 26 Sep 2012
6
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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 50.
Install history since 5 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ polev3.5y ago
The plugin has not been updated since 11 years. When migrating from php 7.4 to 8.1, it causes an blocking error.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ silvarx8.1y ago
very nice plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ silvarx8.1y ago
very nice plugin This topic was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by silvarx.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 77697509.4y ago
Well the plugin does exactly what it should do. 4 stars because documentation is poor. Hint: If you have tags seperated by comma then tags will be converted into two taxonomies.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jack Hsen11.1y ago
It may be 3 years old but it worked for me just now. I would have given it 5 stars but (be aware) it deletes the custom field that it converts. I would have preferred that to be optional. Anyway, thanks to the dev. Saved me having to write a dodgy SQL query.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Selva13.8y ago
The plugin was good.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 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 "Convert custom fields to tags, categories or taxonomy terms"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Error on activation: “Parse error: syntax error, unexpected…”").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("great for"); say who the plugin is for and 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 517 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "metadata" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-01 50+ → 40+ down after 132 days in tier
- 2026-06-22 60+ → 50+ down after 254 days in tier
- 2025-10-11 70+ → 60+ down after 139 days in tier
- 2025-05-25 80+ → 70+ down after 139 days in tier
- 2025-01-06 90+ → 80+ down after 151 days in tier
- 2024-08-08 100+ → 90+ down after 1148 days in tier
- 2021-06-17 200+ → 100+ down after 581 days in tier
- 2019-11-14 500+ → 200+ down
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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WP Term Colors 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP Term Icons 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Secure Custom Fields 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Custom Field Template 30K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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