Enable Mastodon Apps
by Alex Kirk · Uncategorized
Also makes 10 other plugins · 1.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Allow accessing your WordPress with Mastodon clients. Just enter your own blog URL as your instance.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈580 estimated
Momentum
+28%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “macos”, “apps” and “favourite” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #11 and #13 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,752 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 25K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
This plugin shipped 8 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 18 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
12%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mastodon your tag | #5 | #16 | down 1 |
| activitypub your tag | #6 | #7 | 0 |
| macos | #4 | #8 | up 1 |
| enable | #8 | #19 | up 2 |
| apps | #11 | #23 | down 2 |
| fediverse your tag | #10 | #8 | down 2 |
| favourite | #13 | #20 | down 1 |
| friends your tag | #24 | #23 | down 2 |
| ios app | #17 | #23 | up 1 |
| bookmark | #21 | #24 | down 2 |
| bookmarks | #21 | #24 | down 2 |
| android app | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| post reactions | #24 | #20 | 0 |
| reaction | #24 | #19 | down 1 |
| reactions | #24 | #21 | down 2 |
44 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 15 listed. 29 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “macos”, “apps” and “favourite” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #11 and #13 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 29 Mar 2023 · 1,313 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.4K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
8
releases in the last 12 months
18d ago
latest release · v1.7.0 · 14 Oct 2026
51
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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 28 Mar 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Konstantin Obenland4mo ago
Made it possible to integrate my WordPress site with a Mastodon phone app.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shawfactor1.5y ago
Also has a very responsive and positive developer,
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Seth Goldstein2.1y ago
A bit rough. Sometimes it makes people only see raw XML. Other times not. Strange.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Earl_D3.0y ago
Like how simple it makes Fediverse instance of WP site to be assed and used through Mastodon apps
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mark Waters3.1y ago
Thank you so much for writing this , so useful for Status updates.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ roastinghousecoffee3.4y ago
The only functionality it seems to have working is log in via Mastodon app. Gives error message when uploading any content via my Mastodon apps (tried Icecube, Metatext and Mastoot). Checked the support forum and somebody else is having the same issue but has received no response so it doesn’t give me much hope. Look forward to one day seeing this working, but not worth installing right now. This topic was modified 3 years ago by roastinghousecoffee. Reason: added apps I'd tried
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 19 languages, 17 at 90% or more
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allow accessing your WordPress with Mastodon clients. Just enter your own blog URL as your instance."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, REST API.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,721 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "fediverse" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-07 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-06 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-04 600+ → 500+ down after 108 days in tier
- 2026-04-18 500+ → 600+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-04-10 600+ → 500+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-07 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-04 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-03 500+ → 600+ up after 1 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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FediBoost 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Heckl Tools — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
ActivityPub 6K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Share on Mastodon 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
NodeInfo(2) 900+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Simple Mastodon Verification 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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