Doc’s Auto-tags

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Directory rank vs rivals

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The one review here is a long-time user calling it reliable after 3+ years, with a small request for one improvement.

1. ★★★★★ PinkishHue

   11.5y ago

   This is a very late review from me, I’ve been using this plugin for 3+ years and it just works! It’s great. It will automatically tag or add a category to a post that contains specific strings of text that you set. For example, if the post contains the word ‘apple’ you can have it be automatically tagged with ‘fruit’ as it is published, and you can add as many of these auto-tags as you like. The only 1 tiny teeny request I would make to improve this would be to have the input field for adding new tag rules be at the TOP of the list instead of the bottom so if you are adding a number of rules at once you don’t have to keep scrolling to the bottom as you save each one. Great work @johnleblanc Thank you 🙂

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-04-18 90+ → 100+ up after 9 days in tier
2. 2024-04-09 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2024-04-08 90+ → 100+ up after 6 days in tier
4. 2024-04-02 100+ → 90+ down after 6 days in tier
5. 2024-03-27 90+ → 100+ up after 9 days in tier
6. 2024-03-18 100+ → 90+ down after 5 days in tier
7. 2024-03-13 90+ → 100+ up after 4 days in tier
8. 2024-03-09 100+ → 90+ down after 28 days in tier

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).

• Meta Tag Manager 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Media Library Assistant 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• P Post Tags and Categories for Pages 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B
• V Visual Term Description Editor 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag C
• Essential Widgets 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B
• Tag Pages 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag D

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Doc’s Auto-tags: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/docs-auto-tags