Footer Credits
by Cedaro · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 31.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
A Customizer control to make footer credits editable.
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+53%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “footer credits” to your wp.org tags. You rank #9 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
51 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.2%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 31.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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 789 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
3.7★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 789 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| footer credits | #9 | #19 | — |
| credits your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| customizer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| footer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| site credits your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “footer credits” to your wp.org tags. You rank #9 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 279 · peaks are release surges
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
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.
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
2.2y ago
latest release · v1.1.0 · 3 Sep 2024
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5.1 years ago; the previous band took 3.6 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ tatianamendonca8.4y ago
It just doesn’t work with the new WP version (may, 2018)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Computerbuddha9.0y ago
Audiotheme-support – they have great themes for musicians – has pointed me to this plugin. Works good!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tempesthomas9.6y ago
I’ve read the one star reviews, and they’re likely trying to use the plugin on an unsupported theme. Your theme’s developer must offer support, but once they do, it does exactly what it says on the tin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yuvalg729.9y ago
Not working
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zampai11.0y ago
After instal and config via customizer, nothing appen.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ scoophk11.2y ago
Edited it at the bottom of the Customize tab. Easy – Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 3 at 90% or more · development strings
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 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A Customizer control to make footer credits editable."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 4 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,254 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "site credits" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2021-09-28 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1331 days in tier
- 2018-02-05 200+ → 2K+ 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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Sidebar & Copyright Manager for Storefront by Wp-Centrics 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
AAWEB Site Credits 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Header Footer Code Manager 600K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Insert Headers And Footers 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Head, Footer and Post Injections 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Header and Footer Scripts 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B
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