Disable Customizer
by joppuyo · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 30.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Completely disable Customizer on your WordPress site.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈490 estimated
Momentum
+26%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “customizer”, “disable” and “hide” 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.
49 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 11.7K 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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 941 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 941 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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 13d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 13d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| customiser your tag | #20 | #13 | 0 |
| customizer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| disable your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hide your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| remove your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “customizer”, “disable” and “hide” 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 428 · 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
2.6y ago
latest release · v2.2.7 · 4 Apr 2024
10
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 25 May 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ phj1233.8y ago
Normally I don’t write reviews but this plugin is just awesome and gets the job done the right way! Keep up the great work and please keep it updated.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LoisReed4.0y ago
If you ever want to remove this and get your customizer back there is no simple way. There are residuals left all over in other folders. Took my tech team 2 hours to find them all and I have over 10 sites with this. I can’t get any more support without big $. I am so so mad I ever installed this on my sites
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ts.Kalandadze4.5y ago
It is a very good plugin, if you need to completely remove/disable Customizer in WordPress. It removes “Customize” links from Dashboard and Admin Bar and also disables Customizer URL. Thanks for your work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ markeagling4.6y ago
One click install. Customi(z)ser gone. What’s not to like?
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions ACF.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,846 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "customiser", "hide" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-09-02 300+ → 400+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2025-08-27 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-25 300+ → 400+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2025-08-19 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-08-16 300+ → 400+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2025-07-29 400+ → 300+ down after 70 days in tier
- 2025-05-20 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-19 400+ → 300+ down after 6 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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