Enhanced Text Widget
by cl272 · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 40K+ installs across the portfolio →
An enhanced version of the text widget that supports Text, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, Shortcodes and PHP with linkable widget title.
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
C 63/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
30K+
≈35K estimated
Momentum
+28%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Slipping on “linked title”. Down 8 places since 2026-09-20, now #23. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
63 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 30K of 857.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,187 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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: Update recency
Updated 836 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 50 reviews, smoothed to 4.50★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 836 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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 19d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 19d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| linkable your tag | #8 | #2 | down 2 |
| linked title your tag | #23 | #19 | down 8 |
| clickable your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| text your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Slipping on “linked title”. Down 8 places since 2026-09-20, now #23. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- “clickable”, “text” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 32.6K · 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
2.3y ago
latest release · v1.6.7 · 17 Jul 2024
34
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 78% 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 “30K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Jan 2020
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.6.7 Tested with WordPress 6.6 Minor performance improvements Improvements for PHP 8 utilization 1.6.7
- — Version 1.6.6 [NOTE] Adjusted sanitization for widget fields even further [NOTE] Tested up with WordPress 6.4.3 1.6.6
- — Version 1.6.5 [NOTE] Upgraded analyst module to latest version [NOTE] Improved sanitization of widget fields 1.6.5
- — Version 1.6.4 [NOTE] Previous release didn’t contain all branches and code that should be included, adjusted 1.6.4
- — Version 1.6.3 [FIX] Resolved reported issues with etw_hide_admin_notification_callback action [FIX] Adjusted plugin permissions in Multisite WP mode [NOTE] Tested with WordPress 6.4.2 1.6.3
- — Version 1.6.2 Updated “Try it out” module 1.6.2
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 6 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.6.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Enhanced Text Widget <= 1.6.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-02-20 CVE-2024-0559 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.6.5 Patched in 1.6.6
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 67 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 43 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
3 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,244 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "clickable", "linked title" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-19 40K+ → 30K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-18 30K+ → 40K+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2025-12-11 40K+ → 30K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-09 30K+ → 40K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-08 40K+ → 30K+ down after 501 days in tier
- 2024-07-25 50K+ → 40K+ down after 442 days in tier
- 2023-05-10 60K+ → 50K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-09 50K+ → 60K+ up after 25 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).
- L Linkable Title Html and Php Widget 500+ installs · 3.8★ · 4 shared tags D
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Image & Text Widget 900+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
Blocksy Companion 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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