FireFly Effect on WordPress
by Motyar D · Uncategorized
FireFly is a Jquery Plugin that creates spark effect on web page. Sparks moves in random motion and path. You have to call firefly_wp_setup() on every …
44 health vs 56 average across 12,059 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, 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 4951 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
51
now · peak 147
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 “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-05 30+ → 20+ down after 34 days in tier
- 2025-06-01 20+ → 30+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2025-05-25 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-24 20+ → 30+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-05-12 30+ → 20+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2025-05-01 20+ → 30+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2025-04-07 30+ → 20+ down after 274 days in tier
- 2024-07-07 40+ → 30+ down after 213 days in tier
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