Custom Scrollbar
by miunosoft · Uncategorized
Also makes 18 other plugins · 2.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds a custom scrollbar to specified HTML elements.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “scroll”, “scroll bar” and “scroll bars” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,754 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.1%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 48.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 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
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21.
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 1941 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1941 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom scroll bar | #11 | #8 | — |
| scroll your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scroll bar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scroll bars your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scrollbar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scrollbars your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 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
- “scroll”, “scroll bar” and “scroll bars” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 304 · peaks are release surges
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
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
5.3y ago
latest release · v1.3.8 · 9 Jul 2021
19
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months 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 16 Sep 2015
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.3.8 Fixed a bug that caused a PHP syntax error in PHP below 7.3. 1.3.8
- — Version 1.3.7 Fixed dynamic UI elements which did not toggle the visibility. Fixed JQMIGRATE warnings in the browser console. 1.3.7
- — Version 1.3.6 Fixed an incompatibility issue with PHP 8.0, which the setting UI did not load. Fixed an incompatibility issue with WordPress 5.6 which comes with jQuery 3.5. 1.3.6
- — Version 1.3.5 Added a custom JavaScript event that is triggered right after a scrollbar is initialized. Fixed some non-sanitized raw HTTP request arrays handled when the setting form is submitted. 1.3.5
- — Version 1.3.4 Tweaked the style of some UI elements. Fixed a bug of double slashes on resource URLs. Fixed a bug that scrollbar options were not passed properly when the target element is not found. Fixed a bug that the default option 1.3.4
- — Version 1.3.3 Fixed an incompatibility issue with WordPress 5.5 regarding radio input buttons. 1.3.3
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds a custom scrollbar to specified HTML elements."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you have", "use this", "if you want").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 10 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,099 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "scroll bar", "scroll bars" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-26 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-25 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-24 3K+ → 2K+ down after 736 days in tier
- 2022-12-19 4K+ → 3K+ down after 381 days in tier
- 2021-12-03 3K+ → 4K+ up after 772 days in tier
- 2019-10-23 100+ → 3K+ up
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).
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Simply Better Scroll Bar 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Scroll Styler 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Scrollbar 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Browser Scroll Bar 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Nicescrollr 10+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - W WP Nice Scroll 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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