EG-Archives
by emmanuelg · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 80+ installs across the portfolio →
EG-Archives provides a widget (and a template tag) to display archives in yearly mode, AND monthly, according a specified pivot date.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈77 estimated
Momentum
-15%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “archive” and “widget” 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 56 average across 5,902 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 9.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,194 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 15+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2, well behind 7.1.
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 5487 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.3.2; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5487 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| archive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “archive” and “widget” 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 92 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ 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 1 Nov 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
15.0y ago
latest release · v2.0.2 · 26 Oct 2011
7
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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 69% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ viknefoto14.0y ago
I’ve been searching through a dozen archive widgets until I finally found this one that met all my wishes. I simply wanted a drop down list with all my posts, and not grouped by year or month, because most visitors don’t want to make unnecessary clicks to view the posts. And a list without drop down function would take too much space in the side panel.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "EG-Archives provides a widget (and a template tag) to display archives in yearly mode, AND monthly, accordi..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "use it").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,167 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-14 80+ → 70+ down after 44 days in tier
- 2026-05-31 70+ → 80+ up after 77 days in tier
- 2026-03-15 80+ → 70+ down after 83 days in tier
- 2025-12-22 90+ → 80+ down after 23 days in tier
- 2025-11-29 80+ → 90+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2025-11-13 90+ → 80+ down after 31 days in tier
- 2025-10-13 80+ → 90+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2025-09-24 90+ → 80+ down after 60 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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Sitekit 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
Compact Archives 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B - L LJ Multi Column Archive 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Simple Yearly Archive 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Collapsing Archives 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B - E Expanding Archives 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
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