DD Last Viewed
by Mosterd3d · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 410+ installs across the portfolio →
Shows the users recently viewed/visited posts, filtered on types or terms, in a widget.
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 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
400+
≈480 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “history”, “posts viewed recently” and “recently” 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.
50 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 25.5K 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.
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 5.5.24.
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 2174 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 26 reviews, smoothed to 4.37★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2174 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lastviewed your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| history your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts viewed recently your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| recently your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| visited 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). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “history”, “posts viewed recently” and “recently” 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 2.4K · 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
6.0y ago
latest release · v6.2.1 · 17 Nov 2020
58
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 500.
Install history since 17 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jenshagman6.0y ago
Good plugin but its slowing down the site very much – over 1 sec.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ henrygng6.1y ago
It does a great job keeping track of the last-viewed posts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dmac6.3y ago
Using this a while on clients sites, really good and great features!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ qazqer6.3y ago
Thanks for the author that created this amazing plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ramirolozano6.4y ago
This plugin is so useful for those who are looking a fast and easy solution in one click. I recommend this plugin 100%
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ryan Zee7.2y ago
While the Elementor widget doesn’t seem to be working, the shortcode version of this plugin is great and works perfectly. Great job, keep it up!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ qnkov8.1y ago
This plugin is good, the author even made update that i suggest and can help others in my shoes. Best out there, thanks! This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by Steven Stern (sterndata). This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by qnkov.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ geokha298.2y ago
This plugin is very easy to use and customize, it would have been nice if it supports, post meta, but since it is easily customize-able i was able to modify it.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.5.3
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 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Shows the users recently viewed/visited posts, filtered on types or terms, in a widget."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,057 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "history", "posts viewed recently" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-07 500+ → 400+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-08-04 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-08-01 500+ → 400+ down after 277 days in tier
- 2025-10-28 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-10-26 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-25 600+ → 500+ down after 429 days in tier
- 2024-08-22 700+ → 600+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2024-08-15 600+ → 700+ up 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).
- P Posts Viewed Recently 700+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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WP Activity Log 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes 300K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Timeline Widget For Elementor (Elementor Timeline, Vertical & Horizontal Timeline) 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
User Login History 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B
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