Disqus Popular Threads Widget
by Ron Zvagelsky · Uncategorized
Shows your most commented posts from Disqus via widget, shortcode, or template tag.
43 health vs 55 average across 13,402 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, 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 4802 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
50
now · peak 132
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-03-10 20+ → 10+ down after 240 days in tier
- 2023-07-14 30+ → 20+ down after 111 days in tier
- 2023-03-25 20+ → 30+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2023-02-23 30+ → 20+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2023-02-09 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-02-08 30+ → 20+ down
Competes with
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/disqus-popular-threads-widget" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Disqus Popular Threads Widget — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Disqus Popular Threads Widget: 10+ active installs, 3.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/disqus-popular-threads-widget