Feature A Page Widget
by mrwweb · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 7 other plugins · 7.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
A widget to display an attractive summary of any page in any widget area.
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+37%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “featured page”, “featured post” and “sidebar” 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.
51 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 167.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,187 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 5.5.24.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2271 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 29 reviews, smoothed to 4.43★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2271 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| featured page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| featured post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sidebar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widgets your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “featured page”, “featured post” and “sidebar” 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 361 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
6.2y ago
latest release · v2.2.0 · 12 Aug 2020
27
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 82% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; the previous band took 14 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Feb 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Roy1825.0y ago
Brilliant plugin with great support, I have used it on several sites and it makes for pretty and functional widgets in the sidebar. After the recent WordPress update to 5.8 introduced the stupid block editor, you couldn’t select a page/post in the plugin. The workaround is to just opt out of that new interface by installing the official Classic Widgets plugin then all is good again 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mlg40357.5y ago
This plugin is just what I was looking for! Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Valérie7.6y ago
Well explained documentation. Very good plugin. Thank you ! This topic was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by Valérie.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sparkey8.0y ago
So simple and front end display is seamless, our nonprofit thanks you for all you do! Randy
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kelliwise8.3y ago
What a great little plugin. Does exactly what I needed and it’s very customizable for custom themes. Documentation and examples on filters were easy to understand and incorporate.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ venustarot9.0y ago
WOW is all i can say this widget was super easy to set up and it took my theme to the next level. I was hand-coding what this widget already accomplishes so much better. Along with this I installed relevanassi for search, so I could add my featured snippet to each page on my site. Now I can feature a widget the proper way, with a pic and a snippet! Thanks to this plugin my site is complete! You guys are awesome… im donating some $$
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ betyonfire9.4y ago
This widget is easy to set up and customize and is perfect for allowing non-techie users to feature different posts/pages/custom post types on areas of a site.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ felipesilvah9.9y ago
Complete solution, extends WordPress CMS functionality. A must have. Thank you.
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 5.5
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 55 languages, 8 at 90% or more
Plus 31 more locales with partial translations.
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A widget to display an attractive summary of any page in any widget area."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 12 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,747 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "featured page", "featured post" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-07 4K+ → 3K+ down after 425 days in tier
- 2024-12-09 5K+ → 4K+ down after 312 days in tier
- 2024-02-01 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-31 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-30 6K+ → 5K+ down after 290 days in tier
- 2023-04-15 7K+ → 6K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2023-04-10 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-09 7K+ → 6K+ down after 187 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).
- C Contact Form 7 Widget 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
- D Duplicate Widget 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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Blocksy Companion 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image Widget 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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