FileDeck – Document Library & Download Manager
by filedeck · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 100+ installs across the portfolio →
Document libraries, tracked downloads and client portals — every layout free (table, grid, gallery, folders), instant search, no document limit.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈110 estimated
Momentum
+3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “download manager”, “client portal” and “document viewer” for “document sharing”, “hotlink” and “jquery cycle”. “download manager” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “document sharing” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “client portal” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “hotlink” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “document viewer” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “jquery cycle” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 5.6K 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.
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 6 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
12%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| document sharing | #9 | #20 | up 1 |
| document library your tag | #17 | #21 | down 2 |
| document management your tag | #17 | #21 | up 6 |
| document viewer your tag | #18 | #18 | down 2 |
| document | #19 | #21 | up 5 |
| hotlink | #11 | #11 | up 1 |
| jquery cycle | #12 | #13 | 0 |
| client portal your tag | #23 | #19 | 0 |
| cloudflare r2 | #23 | #16 | — |
| spelling | #24 | #20 | down 1 |
| acknowledgment | #22 | #13 | 0 |
| pdfjs | #24 | #23 | — |
| umlaut | #24 | #21 | 0 |
| portal manager | #20 | #20 | 0 |
| document management plugin | #20 | #23 | 0 |
| document manager | #21 | #22 | 0 |
| download manager your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
105 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 16 listed. 89 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “download manager”, “client portal” and “document viewer” for “document sharing”, “hotlink” and “jquery cycle”. “download manager” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “document sharing” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “client portal” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “hotlink” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “document viewer” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “jquery cycle” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 16 Jul 2026 · 107 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 100.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 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
7 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 13 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 13 of 13 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for teams", "for schools").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, Divi and 23 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 14,552 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "document viewer" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-12 90+ → 100+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2026-09-25 70+ → 90+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-09-22 50+ → 70+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-09-16 40+ → 50+ up
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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Document Library Lite 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags A -
Document Engine – Document Library, PDF Viewer & Post to PDF 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Download Manager 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Document Embedder – let visitors read files without downloading 9K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Download Manager Addons for Elementor 6K+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
CatFolders Document Gallery & PDF Library 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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