Good Reads Books
by David Sword · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 200+ installs across the portfolio →
Showcase currently reading and recently read Goodreads books on your website.
44 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
75/100Maintenance 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.31, well behind 6.8.
- Reviews souring. Recent reviews read meaningfully worse than older ones, an early sign of decline.
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 3189 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 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
48
now · peak 88
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
8.7y ago
latest release · v1.2
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2019-03-28 · 1,375 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 4 reviews to 2022-04-29Older reviews call it simple and easy to use, but the newest one says it's useless now because Goodreads no longer hands out the API keys the plugin depends on.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Rum4.3y ago
Goodreads no longer gives keys for developers and this plugin requires that, so it’s useless. Too bad.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ decolla7.3y ago
Very nice lightweight plugin, exactly what I m looking for. Very easy to use. Some book covers won’t appear but the plugin’s author provides an easy and clever way to bypass the problem which originates from Goodreads.com This topic was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by decolla. This topic was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by decolla. This topic was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by decolla.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tazshaikh8.5y ago
Given that currently reading widget from goodreads.com itself doesnt support wordpress, I’m so glad that this plugin was made. Its super simple but great. Thank you for making it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ David Sword9.1y ago
My bias review of my own plugin. Don’t judge, stars matter!: Plugin works great to display GoodReads read/reading shelves. Simple and easy.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-25 200+ → 100+ down after 655 days in tier
- 2024-02-09 300+ → 200+ down
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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Novelist 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Share Goodreads Update 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag D - B bookTuner 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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