Download Directory
by patrice · Uncategorized
Create a download directory website in a minute. Allow user to receive update alert for new software's version.
43 health vs 63 average across 4,524 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, 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 3632 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
29
now · peak 69
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.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,373 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-13 20+ → 10+ down after 596 days in band
- 2024-11-24 30+ → 20+ down after 65 days in band
- 2024-09-20 20+ → 30+ up after 7 days in band
- 2024-09-13 30+ → 20+ down after 11 days in band
- 2024-09-02 20+ → 30+ up after 66 days in band
- 2024-06-28 30+ → 20+ down after 368 days in band
- 2023-06-26 40+ → 30+ down after 185 days in band
- 2022-12-23 50+ → 40+ down after 64 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Simple Download Monitor 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Easy Media Download 9K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Lana Downloads Manager 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP-DownloadManager 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Simple Download Counter 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Easy Digital Downloads Free Link 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/download-directory" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Download Directory — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Download Directory: 10+ active installs, 3.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/download-directory