Envelope Challenge
by Peter Odryna · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 20+ installs across the portfolio →
A comprehensive fundraising plugin that allows you to create your own Envelope Challenge fundraiser using proven techniques.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-46%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “fundraising” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,733 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 1.3K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,767 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21.
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 2050 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| envelope challenge your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| envelope fundraiser your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| envelope fundraising your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| envelopefundraiser your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| fundraising your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 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
- “fundraising” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. 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 134 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.6 years 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 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Peter Odryna5.6y ago
We’ve been testing the early version of this plugin on a third-party website for a major upcoming fundraising effort. The third party has a lot of experience successfully using an envelope challenge fundraiser in the past, but only in physical form. This virtual implementation builds on decades of success, extended to our new virtual reality.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A comprehensive fundraising plugin that allows you to create your own Envelope Challenge fundraiser using p..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("suitable for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Mailchimp, Stripe.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,037 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "envelope fundraiser", "envelope fundraising" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-03-21 20+ → 10+ down
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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GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
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Donorbox – Free Recurring Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 8K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Donation Platform for WooCommerce: Fundraising & Donation Management 7K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
GiveWP Donation Widgets for Elementor 6K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
Better Payment – Instant Payments, Donations, Fundraising with Subscriptions & More 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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