Friendly Content Unlocker (Lite) — Micro-Paywall, Pay Per Post & Content Locker for PayPal
by besthelptool · Payments
Also makes 3 other plugins · — installs across the portfolio →
A lightning-fast micro-paywall and pay-per-post plugin that helps you monetize WordPress articles, downloads, and media instantly using PayPal.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
—
not reported yet
Momentum
-6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “monetize” and “pay per post” for “micro payments” and “micro”. “monetize” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “micro payments” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “pay per post” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “micro” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 68 average across 1,681 Payments plugins
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 19 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ 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.
39
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 12d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 12d
+0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| content locker your tag | #18 | #20 | down 1 |
| micro payments | #10 | #14 | 0 |
| micro | #22 | #24 | up 2 |
| monetize your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pay per post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| paypal your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| paywall your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 7 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 “monetize” and “pay per post” for “micro payments” and “micro”. “monetize” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “micro payments” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “pay per post” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “micro” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 17 Aug 2026 · 76 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 289 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #50,200 to #69,500, alongside the other plugins with fewer than 10 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 1 Nov 2026.
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.
Estimated active installs
wp.org publishes an install count once a plugin has enough of them. This one has none yet.
wp.org reports no install count for this plugin yet.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
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
8 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 "A lightning-fast micro-paywall and pay-per-post plugin that helps you monetize WordPress articles, download..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "who want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions PayPal, MemberPress, ChatGPT, Claude and 1 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,081 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "pay per post" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Pay to Unlock WooCommerce Paywall – Capripio — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Zlick Paywall 100+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Exodox 80+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - A Are PayPal 10+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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PREMIUUM Content Monetization — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
SubscriptionFlow Add-On for Paywall — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Friendly Content Unlocker (Lite) — Micro-Paywall, Pay Per Post & Content Locker for PayPal into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
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