Easy Backstretch
by Marco Galasso · Uncategorized
A simple and easy way to use Backstretch jQuery plugin in basic, slideshow and block level mode.
44 health vs 57 average across 10,064 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, 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 4447 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
87
now · peak 192
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 “300+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-01-05 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-01-03 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-01-01 400+ → 300+ down after 4 days in band
- 2024-12-28 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-12-27 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-12-26 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-12-25 400+ → 300+ down after 430 days in band
- 2023-10-22 500+ → 400+ down after 305 days in band
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