Dear Timeline (Best Vertical & Horizontal Timeline)
by ankit07721 · Uncategorized
A premium, responsive timeline plugin for WordPress with three layout modes: Horizontal (scroll-snap), Classic (premium zigzag), and Flat (modern card …
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
-24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “history”, “roadmap” and “timeline” 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.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 908 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 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.
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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 123 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
68
Momentum
Gaining ground
+3.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
63%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+4.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| horizontal timeline your tag | #17 | #21 | 0 |
| roadmap timeline | #19 | #20 | up 1 |
| history timeline | #23 | #21 | up 1 |
| history your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| roadmap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| timeline your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| vertical timeline your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 5 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”, “roadmap” and “timeline” 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 27 Jan 2026 · 277 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 98 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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.
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 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 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use cases"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Zoom.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,556 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Horizontal Timeline", "vertical timeline" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 5 shared tags A -
Timeline Widget For Elementor (Elementor Timeline, Vertical & Horizontal Timeline) 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A -
Timeline Module for Divi 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A -
Timeline – Tell Your Story Through Events and Milestones 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags B -
Bold Timeline Lite 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Timeline Block For Gutenberg 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A
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