Debug Bar Remote Requests
by Matthew Boynes · Uncategorized
An add-on for the Debug Bar plugin that will log and profile remote requests made through the HTTP API
45 health vs 65 average across 4,171 Uncategorized plugins
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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4468 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
161
now · peak 765
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-15 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-02-14 20+ → 30+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-02-11 30+ → 20+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-02-08 20+ → 30+ up after 38 days in band
- 2026-01-01 30+ → 20+ down after 52 days in band
- 2025-11-10 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-11-09 30+ → 20+ down after 15 days in band
- 2025-10-25 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Query Monitor 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
ElasticPress Debugging Add-On 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Debug Bar Rewrite Rules 800+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
BugFu Console Debugger 300+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Crontrol 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
WP Consent API 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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