Custom Pagination
by dimitryz · Uncategorized
The Custom Pagination plugin allows a user to insert custom next, previous or numbered page links into a post.
45 health vs 64 average across 4,409 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42, 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 4220 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
51
now · peak 176
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 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-05 20+ → 10+ down after 36 days in band
- 2026-03-30 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-29 20+ → 10+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-03-26 10+ → 20+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-03-22 20+ → 10+ down after 4 days in band
- 2026-03-18 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-17 20+ → 10+ down after 8 days in band
- 2026-03-09 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WP-PageNavi 500K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag C -
WP-Paginate 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A - W WP PageNavi Style 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag D
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Prepare New Version 6K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D -
Pagination by BestWebSoft – Customizable WordPress Content Splitter and Navigation Plugin 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Proofreading 5K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag C
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