WP Page Templates
by Jose Vega · eCommerce
Also makes 20 other plugins · 26.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create full width pages, add left or right sidebars, add above or below content sidebars.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈380 estimated
Momentum
+33%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “custom pages” for “page templates”. “custom pages” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “page templates” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 71 average across 9,827 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 48.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,174 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 73 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
2.7★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.0★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| page templates | #17 | #24 | up 1 |
| full width templates | #22 | #23 | down 1 |
| custom pages your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom templates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce templates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress templates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp page templates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 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
- Swap “custom pages” for “page templates”. “custom pages” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “page templates” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 15 Jul 2026 · 112 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 223 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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
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
1.8y ago
latest release · v1.1.17 · 28 Jan 2025
18
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.
Install history since 12 Aug 2020
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.1.17). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter ↗2026-04-30 CVE-2024-13362 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.16 Patched in 1.1.17
- 2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects 1.0.0 - 1.1.13 Patched in 1.1.14
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create full width pages, add left or right sidebars, add above or below content sidebars."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you need", "for events").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 3 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 761 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("custom pages", "custom templates", "woocommerce templates", "wordpress templates" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-29 400+ → 300+ down after 46 days in tier
- 2026-07-14 1K+ → 400+ 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).
- H Hide Header on Posts for Landing Pages 200+ installs · 3.7★ · 4 shared tags B
- D Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
- C Custom HTML/PHP Post Templates 50+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Templateberg – Gutenberg Templates, WordPress Themes Template Kits & WordPress Templates 6K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Custom post types, Custom Fields & more 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
Export Custom Pages 700+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D
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