Custom Nextpage
by webnist · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 310+ installs across the portfolio →
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈190 estimated
Momentum
+81%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “nextpage” to your wp.org tags. You rank #19 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 1 listed it's a slot worth spending.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 10.2K 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.
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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
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 1783 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
1 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1783 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| nextpage | #19 | #14 | down 2 |
| nextpage multipage your tag | Not checked yet | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days.
What to do about it
- Add “nextpage” to your wp.org tags. You rank #19 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 1 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 96 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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
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
11.5y ago
latest release · v1.1.1 · 7 May 2015
9
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and the previous band took 24 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 15 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jmuniz9.7y ago
Very easy to use Very good! Why is there no update? thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Thane11.2y ago
THANK YOU, This plugin was JUST what I needed to enhance the WordPress <!–nextpage–> feature. The fact that you can use the program to automatically change the standard nextpage tag with the click of a button to change pagination FOR ALL of your pages is AWESOME. Other developers are charging $12 for that feature, so to the developers of this plugin, THANKS! -Thane
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ franspras11.2y ago
I just have tried this in draft and preview for my article. I din’t give 5 stars because I thought, I have to explore this one for a while. Sorry.. about my bad english skills ^_^. Can you explain how to change the word “PAGES” in every pages? or can you make this plug-in multi-languages?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ victorhfs11.5y ago
This is a great plugin out there, really recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kacper335511.9y ago
Thank you for this awesome plugin. It saved a lot of my time. I hope you will keep updating the plugin. Thank you, once again! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Indianbear12.0y ago
Webnist, you are a genius! Thank you so much for creating this gem. I spent two days testing every pagination plugin I could find. None of them worked; my theme rejected them all. YOURS WORKS! It is both simple and elegant at the same time. If I could give you 10 stars I would. Thanks again. I sincerely wish you the greatest of success in all your projects.
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.
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
0 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 34 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 97 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 1 tags appear in the text ("nextpage multipage" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 200+ → 100+ down after 708 days in tier
- 2024-09-22 300+ → 200+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2024-09-12 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-09-08 300+ → 200+ down after 570 days in tier
- 2023-02-16 400+ → 300+ down after 378 days in tier
- 2022-02-03 700+ → 400+ down
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