Easy WP Page Navigation
by PenciDesign · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 730+ installs across the portfolio →
Easy to add page navigation in your blog
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
700+
≈800 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “easy wp page navigation” and “page navigation” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
48 health vs 56 average across 5,902 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 31.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,193 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 4.5.33, well behind 6.8.
Details
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
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3861 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3861 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| easy wp page navigation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page navigation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page navigation in wordpress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| taxonomies your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin”, “easy wp page navigation” and “page navigation” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.2K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
10.6y ago
latest release · v1.4 · 7 Apr 2016
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 800.
Install history since 14 Dec 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ neoan10.0y ago
I like it, thank you! This topic was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by neoan.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sbning10.7y ago
update: I have to change index.php, search.php, and archives.php., as below. However, the home page, search page and category page now all show the same page numbers! But actually, they always have different pages. See http://www.ccgtc.org. Update: I figured out that: in the file “index.php”, find: <?php charitas_content_navigation(‘postnav’ ) ?> replace with: <?php // You need protect against arbitrary paged values $paged = ( get_query_var( ‘paged’ ) ) ? absint( get_query_var( ‘paged’ ) ) : 1; $args = array( ‘post_type’ => ‘post’, ‘posts_per_page’ => 6, ‘paged’ => $paged, ); $my_query = new WP_Query( $args ); if($my_query->have_posts()): while($my_query->have_posts()): $my_query->the_post(); // Template loop here endwhile; echo easy_wp_pagenavigation( $my_query ); else: // No result endif; wp_reset_postdata(); ?> Then, in wordpress–>setting–>reading, change the page number to “6” (or another number which matches above.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rituparna Sonowal10.7y ago
I know there is a very popular plugin in this category but intentionally I have made my mind to use this and the result is amazing. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sekhar98910.8y ago
easy to use
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rajendra Singh Rathore11.1y ago
Great plugin Easy for use
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dth241111.2y ago
Really, I have searched so long for a perfect plugin like this. Works great. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ronnie Albert11.2y ago
Works great, and easy to use. Nice change. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ducnguyen11.3y ago
Work like a charm as I expected and it’s really easy to config. 5 stars for the quality!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 134 languages, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
Plus 110 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easy to add page navigation in your blog"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 481 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("admin", "easy wp page navigation", "page navigation in wordpress", "taxonomies" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-21 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-19 800+ → 700+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2026-10-07 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-06 800+ → 700+ down after 178 days in tier
- 2026-04-11 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-10 800+ → 900+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-04-03 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Nested Pages 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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