DVLA Search
by dvlasearch · Admin & Utilities
The DVLA Search Plugin provides subscribers to the DVLA Search API a widget, customisable results page, and shortcodes for use on custom pages.
41 health vs 53 average across 3,262 Admin & Utilities 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.0, 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 2431 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
57
now · peak 178
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 “50+”. 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 · 1,375 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-14 40+ → 50+ up after 108 days in tier
- 2026-03-28 50+ → 40+ down after 606 days in tier
- 2024-07-30 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-07-27 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-07-25 60+ → 50+ down after 34 days in tier
- 2024-06-21 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-20 60+ → 50+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2024-06-12 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Shortcode Widget 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A - A Automatic Copyright Year 6K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/dvla-search" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="DVLA Search — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> DVLA Search: 50+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/dvla-search