Foyer – Digital Signage for WordPress
by Menno Luitjes · Uncategorized
A free Digital Signage plugin for WordPress. Create and show off slideshows on your networked displays.
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Health
B 80/100
Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “slideshow” for “bitcoin donation”. “slideshow” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “bitcoin donation” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
80 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 34.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 226 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 27 reviews, smoothed to 4.38★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| signage your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| digital signage your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| narrowcasting your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| theater your tag | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| bitcoin donation | #7 | #4 | 0 |
| festival | #12 | #8 | 0 |
| background music | #24 | #15 | down 3 |
| tv show | #24 | #11 | down 1 |
| slideshow your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
35 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 27 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “slideshow” for “bitcoin donation”. “slideshow” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “bitcoin donation” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1K · 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.
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago and the previous band took 5.9 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 2K.
Install history since 21 Jul 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dakmuo3.3y ago
This is the best Digital Signage plugin for me. Need author to update this plugin to the latest version and add-on more schedulling functionality. I will donate to this plugin if Author have planning for an update.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ drsureshherbal3.6y ago
Dear Foyer Team Your Signage plugin is Very robust, Easy to use software. But its essentially needs the following addtions a) Essentially need timer (Analog and Digital clocks) b) Essentially needs RSS feeds intergration c) Essentially fix the page rendering to fit with window, so it can be played with any signage displays with “Play via URL” option. (I am using LG Signage display. The page is not rendering to fit with real page. Its played with zoom in position Kindly fix these items and update. Your plugin is not updated after March 7, 2021
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dwodge774.8y ago
I’ve been using Foyer as part of my University project research for the past 5 months, and have found it is reliable and very simple to setup. I’ve used a combination of media from images, (small 20~mb) local mp4 files, youtube links and local webpages made with Elementor Free and been very pleased with the results. Only PDFs have had not luck for me, but thats not a huge deal for my use case. I’m happy with the granular level of control for videos where you can hold until it finishes and specify start/stop times. I wish creating the playlist was more streamlined, creating individual slides then adding them individually to a channel takes a while. Other than that, its easily the best Open Source project for Signage out there. Kudos to the authors!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yanick19065.0y ago
Hello Foyer has been such a great help to display information to the public. What would make this even better is if we were able to change the time between slides for each slide. Eg: Slide 1: 10 seconds Slide 2: 30 seconds etc etc. But other than that it’s been great and will continue using it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ onthefritz5.1y ago
This is a fantastic plugin that is flexible, yet easy to use. Does everything we require of it. Thanks for all your work on this project!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dos815.5y ago
awesome plugin. great idea to do this as wp plugin. hope it stays in active developement.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ valmygomes5.7y ago
this plugin is perfect! Simple in operation and powerful in giving you all the freedom your imagination needs. In return I am sharing my FREE ANDROID APP specially made to run with Foyer as an alternative to Fully Kiosk, which is very good, but I chose to share my free and functional solution. Install for free on as many screens as you want. Click on the link below to download from the Google Play Store: DOWNLOAD APP LIKE KIOSK FREE IN PLAY STORE Note: For now there is only the Portuguese version. Soon I will launch in English ATTENTION: Once installed, to configure the app (and exit the full screen when you open it) click 5 times on the word MENU that appears for a few seconds in the right corner of your android screen. In the configuration screen, just change the URL by the URL of your Floyer screen. This topic was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by valmygomes. Reason: SHARE FREE APP FOR USE WITH THIS PLUGIN This topic was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by valmygomes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aomlovebank12125.9y ago
VerreryGood
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.7.6). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
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 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 12 languages, 6 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
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A free Digital Signage plugin for WordPress. Create and show off slideshows on your networked displays."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 13 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 13 of 13 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 Mentions PayPal, YouTube.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,373 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "narrowcasting" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-21 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2140 days in tier
- 2020-05-11 1K+ → 2K+ up after 264 days in tier
- 2019-08-21 30+ → 1K+ up
Competes with
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