Favorite Post
by Tareq Hasan · Uncategorized
This is a simple yet another favorite post plugin.
45 health vs 55 average across 12,859 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.4.19.
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 2316 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
55
now · peak 165
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-29 70+ → 60+ down after 81 days in tier
- 2026-02-07 80+ → 70+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-02-03 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-01 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-31 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 80+ → 70+ down after 68 days in tier
- 2025-11-23 90+ → 80+ down after 120 days in tier
- 2025-07-26 100+ → 90+ down after 590 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Favorites 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
CBX Bookmark & Favorite 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A - D DBWD Bookmark Page 20+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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Uptolike Social Share Buttons 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag D -
Bookmark Card 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Admin Bookmarks 500+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/favorite-post" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Favorite Post — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Favorite Post: 60+ active installs, 4.3★ (7 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/favorite-post