Fae Herald
by Frederik Rosendahl-Kaa · Admin & Utilities
Keep your WordPress site secure by monitoring plugin releases and spotting closed plugins.
80 health vs 54 average across 3,792 Admin & Utilities plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2025-12-16 · 259 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
42
now · peak 73
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
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v1.1.0
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2025-12-20 · 206 observations
Details
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Hostinger Tools 3M+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple websites 40K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
XO Security 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
MilesWeb Tools 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags C -
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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