Extended Options
by scottwallick · Uncategorized
Extended Options keeps meta data and certain WordPress tweaks persistent regardless of the active theme without editing any theme files.
41 health vs 57 average across 9,061 Uncategorized plugins
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.6.3, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4978 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
115
now · peak 331
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
- Version
- 0.1.2 β
- Last updated
- 13.6y ago
- Added
- 2008-08-05 · 17 yrs on WP
- Requires WP
- 2.5
- Tested up to
- 2.6.3
- Requires PHP
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Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-01 70+ → 60+ down after 8 days in band
- 2026-05-24 60+ → 70+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-05-20 70+ → 60+ down after 389 days in band
- 2025-04-26 80+ → 70+ down after 184 days in band
- 2024-10-24 90+ → 80+ down after 82 days in band
- 2024-08-03 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-08-02 90+ → 100+ up after 3 days in band
- 2024-07-30 100+ → 90+ down
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