Filter Pages by parent in admin
by James Irving-Swift · Search
Also makes 7 other plugins · 190+ installs across the portfolio →
Filter pages in the wp-admin by their parent pages
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈180 estimated
Momentum
+41%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “filter”, “page” and “pages” 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.
43 health vs 63 average across 980 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 6.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Search plugin keeps 0.7%, across 647 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Search 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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2, well behind 7.1.
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 5256 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.3.2; the current branch is 7.1
3.7★ over 6 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5256 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| filter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pages your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| parent your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “filter”, “page” and “pages” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 91 · 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 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
14.4y ago
latest release · v1.3 · 13 Jun 2012
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and the previous band took 18 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 8 Sep 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ userlogout5.3y ago
Good. Thanks. but.. I need to sort out the list view. sort sort sort .. but.. Good!!!!!!!!!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vamban11.3y ago
Not working with WordPress 4.2.2
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chris11.3y ago
Does not work with current version of WP. It works but then when you try to save a post it gives you a headers already sent error. Deactivated and wordpress worked again. Its a shame cause this is a really helpful plugin. Please update it so it works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ps3hero12.7y ago
this plugin saved my live! and my childrens live! this offers the best way to: – batch edit a lot of pages/subpages – show only subpages of a parent page thx very much!!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ andresxv13.0y ago
Simple and it works great, the only thing bugging me is that the “Filter” button makes a line break that looks glitchy
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kevin.vennitti13.4y ago
Helpful! Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Filter pages in the wp-admin by their parent pages"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 246 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 200+ → 100+ down after 529 days in tier
- 2025-03-20 300+ → 200+ down after 332 days in tier
- 2024-04-22 400+ → 300+ down after 260 days in tier
- 2023-08-06 500+ → 400+ down after 306 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 600+ → 500+ down after 668 days in tier
- 2020-12-05 1K+ → 600+ down
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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