Fix Another Update In Progress
by P Roy · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 9.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Get rid of WordPress another update is already in progress
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
7K+
≈7.8K estimated
Momentum
+9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “fix another update” and “wordpress another update is already in progress” 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 58 average across 25,752 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.6%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 105.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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 1268 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 48 reviews, smoothed to 4.39★
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1268 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| fix another update your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress another update is already in progress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “fix another update” and “wordpress another update is already in progress” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
wp.org popularity rank over time · lower is better
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 86% 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 “7K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 8K.
Install history since 15 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ TinstarDesign9mo ago
Had an issue halfway through 6.9 update. This fixed the problem.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Borderlain Estudio2.4y ago
Simple but very useful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MikepFive2.6y ago
Worked Great ! – simple Button Click 👍
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Masud Rana2.8y ago
Clean and simple. Works perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fedecuryk3.0y ago
I have this problem in version 6.3.x and this plugin solve perfectly this problem. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jackoneill3.2y ago
Helped me to enable updates again.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ litan773.5y ago
I can confirm the plugin works for the path 5.78 to 6.2. Thank you so much for making my life easy!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gilles663.9y ago
Works perfectly.
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 8.1.12 · WP 6.2
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 441 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "fix another update" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-23 8K+ → 7K+ down after 139 days in tier
- 2026-04-06 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-05 8K+ → 9K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-04-01 9K+ → 8K+ down after 837 days in tier
- 2023-12-16 10K+ → 9K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-12-14 9K+ → 10K+ up after 182 days in tier
- 2023-06-15 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-06-14 9K+ → 10K+ up after 1 days in tier
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