Freetobook Responsive Widget
by freetobook · Booking & Events
Also makes 2 other plugins · 900+ installs across the portfolio →
Add the freetobook responsive widget to your WordPress blog.
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Health
B 72/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈590 estimated
Momentum
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no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: Swap “booking button” for “accommodation”. “booking button” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “accommodation” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
72 health vs 69 average across 1,838 Booking & Events plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.5%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 6.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Booking & Events plugin keeps 0.8%, across 940 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Booking & Events plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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: Rating quality
Updated 352 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| freetobook your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| accommodation | #23 | #23 | down 1 |
| booking button your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| booking engine your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| online booking your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “booking button” for “accommodation”. “booking button” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “accommodation” sits at #23 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 533 · 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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
12mo ago
latest release · v1.1.2 · 13 Nov 2025
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.6 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ gif14.2y ago
This plugin (1.0) has been Deprecated since version WordPress 4.3.0! Don’t use until updated, or you’ll break your site. This topic was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by gif1.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sanddancerdigital4.2y ago
Fatal error occurred upon installation – had to remove plugin via FTP to resolve.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.1.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
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 6.8.3
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
2 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 "Add the freetobook responsive widget to your WordPress blog."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("ideal for", "suitable 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 348 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("booking button", "Booking Engine", "pms" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-04-09 400+ → 500+ up after 225 days in tier
- 2023-08-28 300+ → 400+ up after 185 days in tier
- 2023-02-24 200+ → 300+ 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).
- F freetobook widget (legacy) 300+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D
- F Freetobook review widget (legacy) 100+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags D
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IdoBooking 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Booking Calendar 40K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
MotoPress Hotel Booking 10K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS 8K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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