Custom Post Status
by page-carbajal · Uncategorized
This project helps you implement your own Custom Status in the Post Submit Box.
45 health vs 56 average across 10,934 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, 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 3731 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
31
now · peak 94
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 “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-01-04 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-01-03 40+ → 50+ up after 13 days in band
- 2025-12-21 50+ → 40+ down after 24 days in band
- 2025-11-27 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-11-25 50+ → 40+ down after 28 days in band
- 2025-10-28 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-10-26 50+ → 40+ down after 3 days in band
- 2025-10-23 40+ → 50+ 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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Archive Content with Archived Post Status 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Extended Post Status 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Post Status Notifications 1K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D -
Post Status Notifier Lite 700+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Colored Admin Post List 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
LH Private Content Login 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/custom-post-status" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Custom Post Status — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Custom Post Status: 40+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/custom-post-status