Dropcaps Shortcode and Widget
by OTWthemes · Uncategorized
Create Dropcaps. Nice and easy interface. Insert anywhere in your site - page/post editor, sidebars, template files.
44 health vs 56 average across 10,424 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.13.
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 1597 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
64
now · peak 193
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-10-15 300+ → 200+ down after 765 days in band
- 2023-09-11 400+ → 300+ down after 10 days in band
- 2023-09-01 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in band
- 2023-08-30 400+ → 300+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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One Click Demo Import 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Ocean Extra 500K+ installs · 3.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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