Disabler
by saas · Performance
Instead of installing a million plugins to disable features you don't want, why not use just ONE plugin?
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
900+
≈980 estimated
Momentum
+27%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “disable” for “atom”. “disable” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “atom” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 69 average across 1,809 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.1%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 29.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,104 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 6 reviews to 2025-12-13Reviewers keep calling it a must-have that replaces several plugins, and the most recent one asks for finer REST API control like disabling specific routes.
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 114 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ 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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| disabler | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| plugin disabler | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| atom | #20 | #19 | down 2 |
| disable your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rest api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| updates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
57 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 54 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “disable” for “atom”. “disable” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “atom” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 490 · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v4.0.4 · 10 Jul 2026
21
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 62% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago and the previous band took 5.4 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 30 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jesusistruelord11mo ago
Hello, Nice plugin! You might consider adding more advanced REST API management, such as the ability to disable only specific routes, or to enable/disable routes on a per-plugin (responsible for creating its routes) basis while leaving everything else untouched. It would be great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Trinary Star4.4y ago
I have been using this plugin for nine years now. I have tried some other plugins that have similar functions. But this one proves to be the best, and over the years this plugin has become a must-have plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ irpengeles10.8y ago
At the end of all – (always shut up all of this manually via NPP++) – at long last I’v found Your wonderful thing which is waiting for me here for three versions of the editorial)) Thanks a lot!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webdevblogger12111.1y ago
I seriously love it. I had to use 4 plugins to do this before and some custom stuff I had to write. So much simpler this way. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ klofseo11.1y ago
Thank you write so great plugin! Beautiful！
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ didatticarte13.4y ago
Thank you 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (4.0.4). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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
5 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 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions REST API.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 15 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,262 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-15 1K+ → 900+ down after 1955 days in tier
- 2020-08-08 2K+ → 1K+ down after 969 days in tier
- 2017-12-13 1K+ → 2K+ up
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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Simply Static – The Static Site Generator 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable WP REST API 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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