Convert custom fields to custom taxonomies
by shounakgupte · Uncategorized
The two major systems for adding data to posts in WordPress are custom taxonomies and custom fields. This plugin is useful to convert custom fields in …
46 health vs 56 average across 11,936 Uncategorized plugins
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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.29, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2910 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
47
now · peak 126
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-10-19 20+ → 10+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-10-16 10+ → 20+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2024-10-10 20+ → 10+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2024-09-30 10+ → 20+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2024-09-22 20+ → 10+ down after 668 days in tier
- 2022-11-24 30+ → 20+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2022-11-16 20+ → 30+ up after 36 days in tier
- 2022-10-11 30+ → 20+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A - H HTML Import 2 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
- E Edit Custom Fields 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
- A Advanced Custom Fields – Taxonomy Field add-on 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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TagPages 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Dynamic Fields Engine – Custom post types, Custom fields, Meta fields, Taxonomies, Listing builder, Query builder and Relations 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
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