Date Calculator
by matthias.s · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 400+ installs across the portfolio →
Date Calculator returns the current date via shortcode and it can calculate it into an other and returns it in posts, pages and also in CF7-forms.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+80%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “calculate”, “date” and “date down” 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.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.2%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 6.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31, well behind 6.8.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 5 reviews to 2020-10-04Reviewers like how simple and useful it is, though a couple flag that custom date formats don't work with the date_add shortcode, with one posting a manual code fix.
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 3175 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.31; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3175 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cf7 calculator | #13 | #8 | up 1 |
| calculate your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| date your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| date down your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| date up your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tomorrow your tag | Not checked yet | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “calculate”, “date” and “date down” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 104 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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
8.7y ago
latest release · v1.2.0 · 20 Feb 2018
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 17 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 12 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ pascal506.1y ago
Pour préciser le copyright en pied de page, afficher une année de naissance pour entrer dans une équipe sportive, sans avoir à modifier les infos chaque année, cet outil est exactement ce qu’il me faut ! MERCI
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ misokralj7.4y ago
To use this plugin with custom date format on date_add and date_sub here is how to easily fix it. Go to the Plugins -> Plugin Editor then select Date Calculator. You are now on editable date-calculator.php FOR date_add There you need to find line 203 and replace with this code: $datecalc = date($format, mktime(0, 0, 0, date(“m”)+$month, date(“d”)+$day, date(“Y”)+$year)); FOR date_sub Find line 244 and replace with this code: $datecalc = date($format, mktime(0, 0, 0, date(“m”)-$month, date(“d”)-$day, date(“Y”)-$year)); Now you can use custom date format.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tojekotewo7.8y ago
the only one reason I dl this plugin is automatic display for a future date based on today, but too bad there’s a format issue for date_add short code, please fix this in the next update, thank you, good job. This topic was modified 7 years, 5 months ago by tojekotewo.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rickmaggio8.1y ago
Great plugin, just noticed that the date format doesn’t work when paired with date_add.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ joelme12.1y ago
simple and very good
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
3 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 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 5 of 7 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Contact Form 7.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 4 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 646 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "date down", "tomorrow" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-03 300+ → 200+ down after 334 days in tier
- 2024-07-04 400+ → 300+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2024-06-23 300+ → 400+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-06-19 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-18 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-06-16 400+ → 300+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2024-06-09 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-08 400+ → 300+ 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).
- W WP Meta and Date Remover 80K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B
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Hide/Remove Metadata 20K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B - B Bulk Post Update Date 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag C
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WP Date and Time Shortcode 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Author, Date and Meta Remover 10K+ installs · 3.5★ · 1 shared tag D -
Meks Time Ago 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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