Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)
by azizultex · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Quickly edit content in your WordPress site by getting an immersive, peaceful and natural writing experience with the coolest editor.
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Health
C 69/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
-8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin theme” for “immersive”. “admin theme” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “immersive” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
69 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 118.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,187 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 326 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
3.3★ over 86 reviews, smoothed to 3.59★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
5%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| markdown editor | #7 | #7 | down 2 |
| dark mode your tag | #11 | #9 | down 2 |
| dark | #13 | #12 | down 4 |
| markdown your tag | #14 | #7 | down 2 |
| markdown edit | #6 | #5 | 0 |
| night mode | #10 | #10 | 0 |
| dark mode toggle | #9 | #8 | down 1 |
| dark theme | #16 | #14 | down 4 |
| wordpress dark mode | #10 | #11 | 0 |
| immersive | #24 | #12 | — |
| dark site | #12 | #12 | — |
| dark mode plugin | #12 | #10 | up 1 |
| admin theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| dashboard your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
25 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 13 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “admin theme” for “immersive”. “admin theme” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “immersive” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “dark mode”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “markdown”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.6K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v4.2.1 · 9 Dec 2025
26
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 58% 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 3.1 years ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jan 2018
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 4 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.2.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2022-12-16 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.1.2 Patched in 4.1.3
- 2018-01-12 CVE-2018-5651 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.7 Patched in 1.7
- 2018-01-12 CVE-2018-5652 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.7 Patched in 1.7
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 27 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 3 more locales with partial translations.
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Quickly edit content in your WordPress site by getting an immersive, peaceful and natural writing experienc..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "whether you are").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,312 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "admin theme" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-09-27 2K+ → 1K+ down after 375 days in tier
- 2022-09-17 3K+ → 2K+ down after 399 days in tier
- 2021-08-14 4K+ → 3K+ down after 347 days in tier
- 2020-09-01 3K+ → 4K+ up after 217 days in tier
- 2020-01-28 2K+ → 3K+ up after 392 days in tier
- 2019-01-01 1K+ → 2K+ up after 92 days in tier
- 2018-10-01 900+ → 1K+ up after 76 days in tier
- 2018-07-17 500+ → 900+ up after 107 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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Dark Mode for WP Dashboard 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Markup Markdown 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Noted! 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Classic Editor 8M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A - C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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