Frontier Buttons
by finnj · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 560+ installs across the portfolio →
Full control of your WP editor toolbars. Adds Table, Search/Replace, Preview & Code sample tinymce plugins. Enable visual editor for comments.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈47 estimated
Momentum
-10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “buttons”, “frontend” and “frontier” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 8.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30, 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 2402 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.2.30; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2402 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| frontier post | #21 | #11 | 0 |
| buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| frontend your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| frontier your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tinymce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “buttons”, “frontend” and “frontier” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 93 · 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.
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
6.6y ago
latest release · v2.5.4 · 3 Apr 2020
31
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 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 69% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ GregW6.3y ago
Simple to install and use with lots of options and choices. Just a couple of requests; When in the settings in the admin and working on a specific editor, e.g. Teeny Editor, it would be good if the preview below showed the editor being used, e.g. show the Teeny editor instead of the full standard editor so you can see how it looks. For it to work with Ultimate Member (and other similar plugins) added roles. Still 5 stars as it does what I need it to Keep it updated too please 😉 This topic was modified 6 years ago by GregW. Reason: update This topic was modified 6 years ago by GregW. Reason: more updates This topic was modified 6 years ago by GregW. Reason: Typo errors This topic was modified 6 years ago by GregW.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MMRH11.8y ago
Thanks to great support of the author it works great now.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ finnj12.0y ago
It works with WP 4.0
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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
5 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Full control of your WP editor toolbars. Adds Table, Search/Replace, Preview & Code sample tinymce plugins...."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Known Issues and limitations").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,320 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 50+ → 40+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2026-06-29 40+ → 50+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2026-05-28 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-26 40+ → 50+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-23 50+ → 40+ down after 105 days in tier
- 2026-02-07 60+ → 50+ down after 74 days in tier
- 2025-11-25 70+ → 60+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2025-11-17 60+ → 70+ up after 31 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).
- P PixCodes 8K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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f(x) Editor 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
tinyWYM Editor 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D - M MCE SearchReplace Buttons 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- M Moods Addon for Ultimate TinyMCE 80+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- E Easy Tinymce Editor Add Button 40+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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