Favicon XT-Manager
by cjbmeb14 · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Upload and install a Favicon image to your WordPress website. When using this simple WordPress plugin you can easily upload and use your own Favicon i …
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “favicon”, “favicon icon” and “plugin” 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.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 68.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
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 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| xtthemes your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| favicon your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| favicon icon your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “favicon”, “favicon icon” and “plugin” 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.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 305 · 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.
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 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 27 May 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ eatandbemerry8.8y ago
As of January 2018, with WordPress 4.9.1, this still works; it’s uncomplicated and does a basic job, so it’s not a surprise that it does. That’s the rule of thumb: the simpler, more basic, more uncomplicated…the less code a plugin affects, the more likely it will still work even if it hasn’t been certified as usable with you version of WordPress — even if the, ‘this plugin is untested’ message comes up. And THANK GOD it does; my site template doesn’t have the basic favicon feature enabled in the area it is ‘supposed’ to — under site > customize > header > site identity….as I was told later versions of WordPress now have, by default. My template didn’t account for that though, and I’m not going to be changing my template anytime soon. Perhaps never. 😀 So, imo, nobody should have any serious concerns about this plugin. And if they do, they can go insert the same basic, tiny code into their site — via the ‘wp_header’ action hook. But this is far better. 😀 This little plugin is a SANITY SAVER. Honest. Download this little beauty, and save yourself the trouble of sifting through code and praying you don’t break your site with any rewrites. A wonderful, simple, essential plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dianen10.0y ago
No issues at all for me with this WP version in combination with the twenty-sixteen theme.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Home Data Center10.6y ago
Muito tranquilo, cumpre o que se oferece.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nickefresh7111.4y ago
Worked like a charm! Nick
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 11 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you have", "use this").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,403 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Favicon Icon" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-06 3K+ → 2K+ down after 349 days in tier
- 2025-02-22 4K+ → 3K+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2025-02-10 3K+ → 4K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-02-07 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-06 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-05 4K+ → 3K+ down after 247 days in tier
- 2024-06-03 5K+ → 4K+ down after 222 days in tier
- 2023-10-25 6K+ → 5K+ down after 173 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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- A azurecurve Multisite Favicon 10+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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Dragon Ecommerce Plugin for WordPress — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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