Edit Next Post
by Nazmul Ahsan · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 100+ installs across the portfolio →
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈20 estimated
Momentum
+136%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “edit another post”, “edit next post” and “edit post” 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.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30, 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 3651 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.6.30; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3651 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| edit another post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| edit next post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| edit post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post edit screen switch your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| switch to another post 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
- “edit another post”, “edit next post” and “edit post” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 64 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,300 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
10.0y ago
latest release · v1.0.0 · 1 Nov 2016
1
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 20.
Install history since 14 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ericthomson7.1y ago
I uploaded it to two website (on different hosts) that are both Multisite. First: WordPress 5.2.3 | PHP 7.3.7-1+ubuntu18.04.1+deb.sury.org+1 | nginx/1.14.0 | MySQL 10.3.16-MariaDB-1:10.3.16 Second: WordPress 5.2.3 | PHP 7.0.33 | Apache | MySQL 5.6.41-84.1 I was expecting a Next button but actually it includes a widget in the sidebar, populated with a drop-down list to select from. I am able to edit Posts, Pages, Projects, and Events (Modern Events Calendar Lite plugin). On the first one I use Divi for everything and it still works fine. Great job, great tool. Until the author updates the version of wordpress you have to upload it but it is worth it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ David9.6y ago
Cool, I’m the first to review! A week ago my team and I wrapped up a nice size web project and using this plugin to saved us a lot of time. It’s a pain having to go from updating a page only to have to click back to the “Pages” link to access all the pages again. This plug in sits right at the top of your RH sidebar and populates a dropdown menu that allows you to jump straight to the next page or post (depending on what section you’re in). It worked perfectly with Advanced Custom Fields too. The developer of this plugin delivered super useful and I wanted to thank you Nazmul Ahsan. Cheers!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
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
0 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 37 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 346 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("edit another post", "edit next post", "edit post", "post edit screen switch" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 10+ → 20+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-10-25 20+ → 10+ down after 584 days in tier
- 2025-03-20 30+ → 20+ down after 55 days in tier
- 2025-01-24 20+ → 30+ up after 90 days in tier
- 2024-10-26 30+ → 20+ down after 450 days in tier
- 2023-08-03 40+ → 30+ down after 232 days in tier
- 2022-12-14 50+ → 40+ down after 50 days in tier
- 2022-10-25 40+ → 50+ up after 21 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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Slash Edit: Admin Shortcuts to Edit Posts and Pages Faster 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
Post Update Add-On – Gravity Forms 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D - A Admin Quick Jump 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
- P Post Edit Toolbar 70+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag D
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