Genesis Beta Tester
by StudioPress · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 64.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin lets you one-click update to the latest Genesis release, even if it's still in beta.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 81/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+90%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “genesis”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
81 health vs 58 average across 25,733 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 18.8K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 151 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| beta | #2 | #15 | up 1 |
| tester | #3 | #14 | 0 |
| genesiswp your tag | #7 | #13 | 0 |
| studiopress your tag | #10 | #20 | down 1 |
| genesis your tag | #14 | #23 | down 3 |
| genesis plugin | #14 | #23 | down 2 |
| genesis wp | #16 | #24 | down 1 |
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days.
What to do about it
- One page off on “genesis”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- Already on top for “beta” and “tester”. #2 and #3 without listing them. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 173 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
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
5mo ago
latest release · v1.0.1 · 2 Jun 2026
9
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 24 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ SBfoto11.4y ago
works like it’s suppose to.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Zachary Russell13.4y ago
So much easier than manual updates
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 4 at 90% or more
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
1 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 "This plugin lets you one-click update to the latest Genesis release, even if it's still in beta."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it 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 180 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 3 tags appear in the text ("genesiswp", "studiopress" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-17 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-16 100+ → 200+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2024-11-03 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-01 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-31 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-30 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-10-27 200+ → 100+ down after 852 days in tier
- 2022-06-28 300+ → 200+ down after 376 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).
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Genesis Simple Hooks 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags B -
Genesis Connect for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Genesis Simple Sidebars 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B -
Genesis Simple Menus 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B - G Genesis Featured Widget Amplified 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D
- G Genesis Sandbox Featured Content Widget 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D
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