Faust.js
by WP Engine · Uncategorized
Also makes 14 other plugins · 3.5M+ installs across the portfolio →
Faust.js™ transforms your traditional WordPress installation into a flexible headless CMS.
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Health
A 88/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
-4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “headless” for “graphql”. “headless” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “graphql” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 76.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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 5 releases 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 5 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| composable architecture your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| faust your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| faustjs your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| decoupled your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| headless cms | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| decoupled wordpress | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| headless cms wordpress | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| graphql | #7 | #8 | down 1 |
| headless your tag | #15 | #15 | down 2 |
| wp headless | #13 | #15 | 0 |
| headless wordpress | #24 | #20 | down 1 |
| bridge | #23 | #13 | 0 |
| wordpress headless | #22 | #20 | up 1 |
19 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “headless” for “graphql”. “headless” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “graphql” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “headless”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.7K · 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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
5d ago
latest release · v1.9.1 · 26 Oct 2026
40
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 24 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 26 May 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ volanar2.6y ago
Wery good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kythonlk3.2y ago
It’s smoothly working with next and WordPress waiting for woocomerce headless came to this is greate
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stixtsr3.2y ago
good way to start headles wp !cant wait for more !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Teresa Gobble3.3y ago
Reduces the complexity of building headless WordPress frontends for the web tenfold. Addition of Apollo helps the user flexibly perform declarative queries to manipulate and structure data too.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ roybasha4.0y ago
This plugin makes all cms management much more efficient, simple, and fast. It is highly recommended
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ roeean4.3y ago
This plugin is really awesome
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chris Wiegman4.9y ago
The future of headless WP
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.9.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
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 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 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
2 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 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 Mentions REST API.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 515 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "composable-architecture", "faustjs" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-08 2K+ → 1K+ down after 50 days in tier
- 2024-09-19 1K+ → 2K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-09-15 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-14 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-09-12 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-11 1K+ → 2K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-09-07 2K+ → 1K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-09-03 1K+ → 2K+ up after 290 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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