Custom Post Type Cleanup
by keesiemeijer · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 11.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Detect and delete posts from custom post types that are no longer in use
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Health
C 57/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+47%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Support resolution scores 0/100. Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
57 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 28.7K 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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 925 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 35 reviews, smoothed to 4.47★
0 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Last updated 925 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
wp.org popularity rank over time · lower is better
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
2.5y ago
latest release · v1.3.2 · 20 Apr 2024
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.6 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 8 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Slava Abakumov1.9y ago
So I didn’t have to 🙂 Awesome little handy tool to clean up old sites from obsolete CPTs and their post meta. I wish it also supported custom taxonomies that were registered for those obsolete CPTs.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ designituk2.4y ago
Great plugin works perfectly
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rothschild862.5y ago
Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tenserd2.5y ago
Its a really simple to use plugin and working right out of the box. A nice feature would be (if that is possible at all) to clean up abandoned taxonomies, too. Thx for this nice plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Manou Allou2.5y ago
What a useful, little plugin! It helps clean up the database and keep it clean from old and obsolete CPTs. Bravo to the developer who also swiftly updated it to the latest version shortly after my support request. What else can you ask for?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nene3.5y ago
Worked also for me today, hope it gets updates and keeps working, really usefull plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RK4.1y ago
This is an extremely useful plugin. It removes thousands of uselessly accumulated posts that bloat the database of plugins that are no longer used.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ m4nuelgraph4.3y ago
This is my very first review. If I could give it 10 stars, I would. I love a clean WordPress installation. However, after using WordPress for some time, you get extra post types, most of which you can’t even see unless you have a plugin or you know what you are doing. With this plugin I have been able to delete the extra post types that I’m not using, reducing the size of my WordPress installation.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,068 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text No tags set.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-04-14 2K+ → 1K+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2023-04-01 1K+ → 2K+ up
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