Easy Recent Posts
by Nick Adams · Uncategorized
An easy to use WordPress function to add recent posts to any theme.
43 health vs 58 average across 7,746 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.0, 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 3754 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
53
now · peak 165
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-04-22 20+ → 10+ down after 599 days in band
- 2023-09-01 30+ → 20+ down after 3 days in band
- 2023-08-29 20+ → 30+ up after 3 days in band
- 2023-08-26 30+ → 20+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Superb Recent Posts With Thumbnail Images 6K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B - R Recent Posts Plus 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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ACF Recent Posts Widget 500+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D - R Recent Posts 500+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
- R Recent Posts 400+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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