Default Post Content
by Peter Butler · Uncategorized
Tired of typing in the same default content at the end of your post? Use the same custom fields for each new post? Make your WordPress install do it …
41 health vs 61 average across 5,554 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 16+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2, 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 6033 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 · 1,382 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
135
now · peak 154
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 “70+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 80+ in roughly 497 days.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-04 80+ → 70+ down after 33 days in band
- 2026-05-02 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-01 80+ → 70+ down after 28 days in band
- 2026-04-03 70+ → 80+ up after 101 days in band
- 2025-12-23 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-12-22 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-12-20 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-12-19 70+ → 80+ 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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Advanced Query Loop 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A - P Post Meta Inspector 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D
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Post Meta Data Manager 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A - C Custom Metadata Manager 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
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Ultimate Fields 600+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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