Doc’s Auto-tags

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

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.

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.

0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank

Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

Crossed into this band 2.5 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ PinkishHue

   11.7y 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 🙂

   Read on wp.org ↗

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

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.

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

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Doc’s Auto-tags: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/docs-auto-tags