Download Directory
by patrice · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 40+ installs across the portfolio →
Create a download directory website in a minute. Allow user to receive update alert for new software's version.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈18 estimated
Momentum
-42%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “ajax”, “directory” and “download” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
43 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 5.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
71/100Maintenance 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 10+ 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.
- Negative reviews. Recent reviews are running negative.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 1 reviews to 2017-03-03The only review here reports the %down_cat% placeholder breaking, with 404s and 400 errors on a clean install and comments failing to post.
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
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3738 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 6.8
3.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3738 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →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.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| ajax your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| directory your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| download your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| download manager your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| downloads your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “ajax”, “directory” and “download” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 69 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
10.2y ago
latest release · v1.0.1 · 6 Aug 2016
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 20 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 20.
Install history since 6 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ pdub29.7y ago
%down_cat% is not done properly in the plugin. Get lots of 404 and 400 Bad Request errors. Won’t even work with a new bare wordpress install. If you leave a comment on a post it will return 400 error. With “%down_cat%” literal in the url.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →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.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create a download directory website in a minute. Allow user to receive update alert for new software's vers..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("404 not found Error for the post, category or tags").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,881 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ajax", "download manager" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-13 20+ → 10+ down after 596 days in tier
- 2024-11-24 30+ → 20+ down after 65 days in tier
- 2024-09-20 20+ → 30+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2024-09-13 30+ → 20+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2024-09-02 20+ → 30+ up after 66 days in tier
- 2024-06-28 30+ → 20+ down after 368 days in tier
- 2023-06-26 40+ → 30+ down after 185 days in tier
- 2022-12-23 50+ → 40+ down after 64 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).
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Simple Download Monitor 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Easy Media Download 8K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
Lana Downloads Manager 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP-DownloadManager 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
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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