Edutain Certificate Validator – Certificate Verification, QR Code & Digital Credentials
by Edutainment UK · Education
Verify certificates, id cards or licenses online from your own WordPress site. No LMS, no external service.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈100 estimated
Momentum
-13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “verification” for “credentials”. “verification” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “credentials” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 69 average across 280 Education plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 1.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Education plugin keeps 1.0%, across 176 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Education plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 5 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 10 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
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: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| digital credentials | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| certificate verification your tag | #4 | #16 | 0 |
| certificate validation your tag | #5 | #17 | — |
| course certificate your tag | #7 | #17 | up 2 |
| certificate your tag | #8 | #15 | up 2 |
| credentials | #9 | #22 | 0 |
| validator | #11 | #21 | 0 |
| qr code verification | #4 | #16 | — |
| certificates | #15 | #19 | up 2 |
| digital certificates | #7 | #21 | 0 |
| verify id | #17 | #22 | down 1 |
| id verification | #22 | #20 | 0 |
| simple qr code | #24 | #19 | 0 |
| verification your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
54 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 41 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “verification” for “credentials”. “verification” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “credentials” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 27 Apr 2026 · 187 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 649 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
10d ago
latest release · v2.1.0 · 21 Oct 2026
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band yesterday and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 100.
At the current install trend, crossing 200+ in roughly 135 days.
Install history since 26 Apr 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ samichowdhury6mo ago
One of the best aspects of this plugin is how user-friendly it is. Even without technical expertise, you can easily set it up and start validating certificates within minutes. The interface is clean and intuitive, making navigation smooth and hassle-free. What truly makes this plugin unique is its focused functionality combined with performance. It does exactly what it promises—secure and accurate certificate validation—without unnecessary complexity. This makes it a great choice for educational platforms, training institutes, and any organization that needs a dependable verification system. Overall, the Edutain Certificate Validator is a well-built, efficient, and innovative plugin. If you’re looking for a simple yet powerful solution, this is definitely worth using.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 19 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 18 of 19 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("built for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite, Facebook, LinkedIn.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 9,613 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-30 90+ → 100+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 80+ → 90+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-10-02 70+ → 80+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-09-24 80+ → 70+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-22 70+ → 80+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 60+ → 70+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-09-05 50+ → 60+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 20+ → 50+ up after 24 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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Academic Certificate Verification – Certificate Management & Certificate Validator 70+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags B -
Certificate Verification 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Certify – Certificate Management & Verification 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Tohidul Certificate Verification System 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Result Verification 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Certloom – Certificate Verification 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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