Download Counter
by Anatoly · Analytics
Counts the number of downloads for files and displays a table with the results.
66 health vs 65 average across 481 Analytics plugins
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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2024-12-13 · 581 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
42
now · peak 186
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 “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2025-01-28 · 531 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-29 30+ → 20+ down after 23 days in band
- 2026-06-06 40+ → 30+ down after 28 days in band
- 2026-05-09 30+ → 40+ up after 5 days in band
- 2026-05-04 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-03 40+ → 20+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-01 20+ → 40+ up after 17 days in band
- 2026-04-14 40+ → 20+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-13 20+ → 40+ up after 2 days in band
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/download-counter" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Download Counter — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Download Counter: 20+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/download-counter