Fun Facts
by philippe · Uncategorized
Adds a sidebar widget that display interesting, useless, weird and wonderful random fun facts.
45 health vs 56 average across 12,052 Uncategorized plugins
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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4541 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
31
now · peak 73
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,376 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-09 50+ → 40+ down after 30 days in tier
- 2026-06-09 60+ → 50+ down after 63 days in tier
- 2026-04-07 50+ → 60+ up after 28 days in tier
- 2026-03-10 60+ → 50+ down after 38 days in tier
- 2026-01-31 70+ → 60+ down after 55 days in tier
- 2025-12-07 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-06 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-05 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Counter Number Showcase, Fun Facts – WordPress Animated Counter Plugin 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag C -
Hello Simpsons Chalkboard Gag 20+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D - M Meme Block 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
- C Chuck Norris Jokes Widget 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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Like Cheese 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D - P Personalized Chuck Norris Jokes Widget 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/fun-facts" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Fun Facts — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Fun Facts: 40+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/fun-facts