Foundation Columns
by tormorten · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 120+ installs across the portfolio →
Use the Zurb Foundation-grid and block grid in all your posts, pages and custom post types.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
40+
≈45 estimated
Momentum
-7%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “zurb foundation” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8 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.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 4.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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.
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, well behind 6.8.
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 4194 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4194 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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 9d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 9d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| zurb foundation | #8 | #7 | 0 |
| zurb foundation 5 | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| zurb your tag | #16 | #16 | 0 |
| wordpress zurb foundation | #8 | #8 | 0 |
| columns your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| foundation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| grid your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 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
- Add “zurb foundation” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8 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.
- One page off on “zurb”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 172 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
11.5y ago
latest release · v0.8 · 8 May 2015
6
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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 25 Nov 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Pietro10.9y ago
I’ using this plugin with 4.3.1, too, and it works perfectly. I never had problem and it’ very intuitive.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Stairmaster5012.4y ago
Just one, well done, function: zurb foundation grid system. Seems good enough
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (0.8). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 Foundation Columns <= 0.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-01-14 CVE-2025-22747 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.8 No patch available
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Use the Zurb Foundation-grid and block grid in all your posts, pages and custom post types."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 2 of 3 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 762 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-01 50+ → 40+ down after 167 days in tier
- 2025-02-15 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-14 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-02-12 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-11 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-10 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-02-08 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-02-06 40+ → 50+ up after 1 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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Gridable 4K+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Grid Shortcodes 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Block Editor Bootstrap Blocks 900+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
WEN Responsive Columns 800+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C -
Bootstrap's Columns Controller 200+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
PixGridder 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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