ETH Redirect to Latest Post
by Erick Hitter · Uncategorized
Also makes 12 other plugins · 47K+ installs across the portfolio →
Redirect a chosen slug, "latest" by default, to, well, the most-recently-published post.
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 74/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “latest”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
74 health vs 58 average across 25,762 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 8.2K 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 1 release 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 287 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| eth | #2 | #3 | down 1 |
| latest your tag | #11 | #21 | down 1 |
| redirect latest your tag | #11 | #18 | — |
| latest post your tag | #18 | #23 | 0 |
| redirect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| redirect post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 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
- One page off on “latest”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “redirect latest”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “redirect” and “redirect post” 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.
- Already on top for “eth”. #2 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 187 · 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
10mo ago
latest release · v0.3.1 · 19 Jan 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 · 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 20 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 29 Nov 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ tidalchiro3.1y ago
This plugin worked great until sometime in the last year, it no longer functions with the newest versions of WP. Can we get a working update?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gilibeck6.7y ago
This is exactly what I was looking for. Direct link to the latest post on my blog, perfect for the “link in bio” on Instagram! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ TigreTwoTwoTwo6.8y ago
Thanks! Still works great! This topic was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by TigreTwoTwoTwo. Reason: still works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tiborblomhall7.0y ago
Easy to install, easy to setup, and just works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Arthur Broeders7.8y ago
Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jagajo7.9y ago
Thanks for the simple and great plugin! It does what it’s supposed to do and works perfectly! Best, Jo
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ amichaelwagner8.3y ago
I am thrilled with this plugin! I wanted to create a link to my most-recent podcast episode, and this allows me to do just that! Very grateful to this developer 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Adam10.3y ago
I’m an event photographer, and thought to use a specified URL on my business cards: stoppeddown.studio/now, or similar. I found, installed, and tested this plugin in under a minute, and it works. It works with about 20 other active plugins, some standards, some obscure. To say I’m grateful to the developer for writing such a plugin doesn’t scratch it. Thank you so much!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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
1 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 "Redirect a chosen slug, "latest" by default, to, well, the most-recently-published post."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 195 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("latest post", "redirect latest", "redirect post" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-03-20 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-18 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-16 200+ → 100+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-03-10 100+ → 200+ up after 80 days in tier
- 2024-12-20 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-19 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-18 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-17 100+ → 200+ up after 18 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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Custom Permalinks 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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