Discover Metric – Content Checker & Optimizer for Google Discover
by Discover Metric · SEO
Check if your articles are ready for Google Discover. Get a score, criteria breakdown, and AI-powered fixes in your editor.
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Health
B 78/100
Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈20 estimated
Momentum
+42%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “google discover”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
78 health vs 65 average across 2,216 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 689 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,192 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO 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 3 releases 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 3 reviews to 2026-07-03The handful of reviews here are all 5 stars, with users saying it helps them write better articles and works well for pulling traffic from Google Discover.
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 222 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 8d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 8d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| article checker your tag | #10 | #18 | — |
| google discover your tag | #16 | #22 | down 1 |
| ai writing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| content optimization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “google discover”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “ai writing”, “content optimization” and “seo” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 19 Mar 2026 · 226 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 211 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,300 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
7mo ago
latest release · v1.0.2 · 23 Mar 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 20.
At the current install trend, crossing 30+ in roughly 1330 days.
Install history since 20 Mar 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ sanchaykaro1234mo ago
I like thsi plugin . I ma useing in Sanchay karo website
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danielminca7mo ago
It really helps me write the best articles for the blog. I recommend it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stirileimobiliare7mo ago
I’ve been using DiscoverMetric for a while and it’s a solid tool, especially for driving traffic from Google Discover. It’s great to see they also offer a WP plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 31 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 17 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 16 of 17 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "who want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Gutenberg, Block editor, Yoast and 2 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,862 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("AI writing", "Article Checker", "content optimization" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-21 10+ → 20+ up after 116 days in tier
- 2026-06-27 20+ → 10+ down after 39 days in tier
- 2026-05-19 10+ → 20+ 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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