Debug Meta Data
by Ahmad Awais · Uncategorized
Creates a meta-box with meta-data information of a post for all post types. Information with meta key, meta value and its var_dump
45 health vs 61 average across 5,590 Uncategorized plugins
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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.4.0.
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 2318 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
26
now · peak 78
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 “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,374 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-12-13 50+ → 40+ down after 15 days in band
- 2025-11-28 40+ → 50+ up after 10 days in band
- 2025-11-18 50+ → 40+ down after 8 days in band
- 2025-11-10 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-11-09 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-11-08 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-11-07 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-11-05 40+ → 50+ up after 1 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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WP Debugging 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
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My WP Customize Admin/Frontend 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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