Disable Trash
by Carlos Martínez Romero · Uncategorized
This plugin removes the trash functionality from WordPress so that any content is deleted permanently.
46 health vs 60 average across 5,993 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.10.
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 1240 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
54
now · peak 161
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.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-19 80+ → 70+ down after 37 days in band
- 2026-05-13 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-12 80+ → 90+ up after 58 days in band
- 2026-03-15 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-14 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-13 70+ → 80+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-03-10 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-09 70+ → 80+ up after 4 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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Disable Everything 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable Media Pages 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B - R Remove Author Pages 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Change Empty Trash Time 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D - S Simple No Comments 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Disable Customizer 400+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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