Easy Symlinks
by Carl Alberto · Uncategorized
Manage symbolic links from the WordPress admin. Create and delete symlinks without CLI access, ideal for Pantheon environments.
85 health vs 58 average across 7,994 Uncategorized plugins
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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
55
now · peak 230
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-28 70+ → 100+ up after 106 days in band
- 2026-03-14 80+ → 70+ down after 232 days in band
- 2025-07-25 90+ → 80+ down after 5 days in band
- 2025-07-20 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-07-19 90+ → 80+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-07-17 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-07-16 90+ → 80+ down after 15 days in band
- 2025-07-01 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
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Advanced Post Manager 4K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag C -
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Debug Log Viewer 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Pantheon HUD 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Post List Featured Image 900+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D
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