File Download
by avneetk · Uncategorized
A simple file download widget for frontend interface. Lets your visitors download brochures etc.
43 health vs 56 average across 12,108 Uncategorized plugins
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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.21, well behind 6.8.
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 2394 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
35
now · peak 87
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
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,372 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-27 200+ → 100+ down after 812 days in tier
- 2023-10-07 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-06 200+ → 300+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2023-09-15 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-14 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-13 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2023-09-09 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-09-06 300+ → 200+ down after 2 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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WP FILE SEARCH 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
Download Attachments 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
PDF Forms Filler for CF7 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP-DownloadManager 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Custom Post Type Attachment 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
PDF Forms Filler for WPForms 600+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B
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