Custom Posts Per Page
by Jeremy Felt · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 4 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Custom Posts Per Page provides a settings page in your WordPress admin that allows you to specify how many posts are displayed for different views.
48 health vs 54 average across 3,790 Admin & Utilities 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 4279 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 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
155
now · peak 266
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
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
13.8y ago
latest release · v1.7
12
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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-04-01 · 1,429 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ MediaBarker9.6y ago
Despite this being “out-of-date” this plug-in solved a problem for me. And there have been no bad side effects. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cyb3rnux9.7y ago
It’s awesome and it works! can’t style css on it but i hope i’ll fix it someday..xD
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Christina10.7y ago
Thank you so much for making this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MartyCashew10.8y ago
Helped me a lot
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rchrisbishop11.0y ago
Activated it, customized the settings and it worked. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ clain11.1y ago
The plugin worked like a charm, auto detected all the categories and custom taxonomies and post types.. Highly recommended ..!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ arun rana11.5y ago
thanx very much.. me solve big problem…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ avefenix211.5y ago
What more can I say? Ya just set the numbers in a standard form, and that’s that. You can change it in 5 seconds.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-16 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-15 800+ → 900+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-08-11 900+ → 800+ down after 155 days in tier
- 2026-03-09 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-08 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-07 1K+ → 900+ 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).
- E Error Log Monitor 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
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Automatic Domain Changer 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPCore Plugin Manager 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C - A Advanced Posts/Page 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Relative URL 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D - W WP Hide Dashboard 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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