Custom Windows Pinned Tiles
by Nick Halsey · Uncategorized
Also makes 23 other plugins · 20.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Look at the plugin banner image - which of these Windows Start Screen Tiles would you open, colorful live-updating ones in the top row or static, plai …
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈35 estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “ie10”, “ie11” and “internet explorer” 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 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 8.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
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.
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 4331 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.1.42; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 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 4331 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ie10 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ie11 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| internet explorer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| live tile your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| windows 8 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “ie10”, “ie11” and “internet explorer” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 74 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,100 to #25,000, alongside the other plugins at 30+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
11.9y ago
latest release · v2.1 · 23 Dec 2014
4
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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 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 7 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ DaveShaw12.4y ago
So easy to setup and use – spent more time making an icon that anything else. Here’s my quick writeup – http://taeguk.co.uk/blog/getting-a-windows-8-live-tile-for-a-wordpress-site/
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.5y ago
I setup my live tile in < 3 minutes and it works great on my Windows Phone 8.1
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ corneliusheller13.4y ago
This works absolutely great. Just do the following 3 things to end up with a great result: – Create a transparent PNG with your icon – Set the right background – Choose a nice and short title and press “Save changes”. Your done! If you now pin your site to Windows 8, you’ll see the great new icon. Wow, this was easy. Thanks so much. Want an example? http://www.dartblaster.de
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ simonsimple13.6y ago
This plugin is so simple to use and perfectly executed, just what I was looking for. I did try another plugin which didn’t work at all, this is just brilliant! Many many thanks to the author 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
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 25 Oct 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 Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 2 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Live tiles not updating…").
- ! 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 905 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ie10", "internet explorer" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-09-25 40+ → 30+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-09-22 30+ → 40+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2025-08-28 40+ → 30+ down after 268 days in tier
- 2024-12-03 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-12-01 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-29 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-27 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-26 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
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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OS Integration 70+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D - M Modernizr for WordPress 800+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D
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PHP Browser Detection 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D - S Stop Oldies 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
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JT Internet explorer URL 70+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D - B Browser Blocker 50+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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