Floating NextPrev
by Claudio Sanches · Uncategorized
Also makes 18 other plugins · 112.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Displays icons for navigation between your posts so practical and fast.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
90+
≈99 estimated
Momentum
+97%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “floating”, “jquery” and “navigation” 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.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 90 of 16.6K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24.
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 2273 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2273 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| floating your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| jquery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| navigation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “floating”, “jquery” and “navigation” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #16,800 to #17,400, alongside the other plugins at 90+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
6.2y ago
latest release · v2.3.0 · 10 Aug 2020
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 “90+”. 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 under 100.
Install history since 13 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Micro Center - Loja de informática1.7y ago
O plugin funcionou corretamente e é bonito!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ violet4310.3y ago
I really like this plugin, it’s really easy and easy to customise even more if you know css (I decreased the size of the panels.) However, when I am at my last post, the tab for Next Post keeps showing this current post, because it’s the last one. Same with the first post when looking at Previous Post. Maybe add an option for looping, or just add a condition and don’t display the tab if it’s the first/last post? 🙂 Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Omigy10.4y ago
This plugin is something I was looking for a long time ago!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WiKaBot10.9y ago
… eyerything is said in the header … thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Zoinks! Graphics10.9y ago
Still works on latest WP, two years after last update. One star less than perfect due to minor quibble about last post activity. Other than that, great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ omduk12.4y ago
This is GREAT and easy to use. Keep up with the WP updates. THANKS
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ felipekrust13.6y ago
Just install and be happy!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bdflynn13.6y ago
This plugin does exactly what it says it will, I think, I don’t speak Spanish. Very simple to use, very responsive and clean. Altering the Spanish text to English is simple and located on lines 163/164 of the floating-nextprev.php file.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 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
4 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 "Displays icons for navigation between your posts so practical and fast."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 265 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "jquery" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-12 100+ → 90+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2026-09-13 90+ → 100+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 100+ → 90+ down after 1075 days in tier
- 2023-09-21 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-20 100+ → 200+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2023-09-12 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-11 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-09-09 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
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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