Genesis Club Lite
by Russell Jamieson · SEO
Also makes 2 other plugins · 4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Mobile Responsive Logos, Hamburger Menus, Animated Top Bars, FAQ Accordions, User Signatures, Google Calendars and much more for Genesis sites
51 health vs 64 average across 1,223 SEO 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.30, 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 3359 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 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
99
now · peak 153
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
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
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
9.2y ago
latest release · v1.17
28
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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-26 · 1,424 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
How we estimate this
Assumptions
- Free → paid conversion. 0.5%–2% of active installs pay for the pro tier. Typical for freemium WordPress plugins; the real rate varies a lot by product.
- Annual price per customer. $79–$149 a year, typical for SEO plugins rather than this plugin's own pricing.
- Acquisition multiple. 2.5x–4.5x annual revenue, the going range for small WordPress-plugin businesses, stretched a little because downloads are growing.
- Install base. 900–1K active installs, from our install estimate (wp.org only publishes the floor).
Inputs
- Active installs
- 900–1K
- Category
- SEO
- Pro tier
- detected ("Lite" naming, the free tier of a paid product)
- Download trend
- growing (30d downloads up vs prior 30d)
- Reviews
- 20
- Last updated
- 3359 days ago
Revenue is installs × conversion × price; value is revenue × a typical acquisition multiple. Every factor is an assumption band, so the output is a wide range on purpose. If you're buying or selling, treat this as a starting point for due diligence.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ cwtjr8.3y ago
Found a simple and quick plug-in that fix my search box issue on my theme. I have not coding experience and tested over 8 different search box plug-ins to make it work on my site. Genesis Club Lite corrected my issue in 1 minute!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Eagleeye10009.1y ago
Although I don’t need every feature of this plugin, I find it great for my purposes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Peter Luit10.5y ago
Suirprised about the amout of functionality put in such a smal amount of code. Very well done, thank you very much. Using this together with Dynamik Website Builder Child Theme generator. Kind Regards, Peter Luit
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rothschild8610.9y ago
thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jrotem10.9y ago
While I’m still learning about all this plugin can do, I’m impressed so far by how many useful features are packed into it, and the kind and quick customer support. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fusheva111.1y ago
Love this plugin, and I upgraded to the pro version as soon as it became available. The features are endless and continually being added to. The developers are pro-active and improve features as soon as they notice another aspect ‘would be useful’. I’ve lost count of all it can do, it’s just full of delightful surprises and practical features, that make your site look so good, without you needing that level of capability yourself. This is THE accompaniment in any genesis theme, I couldn’t afford to be without it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fusheva111.1y ago
Love this plugin, and I upgraded to the pro version as soon as it became available. The features are endless and continually being added to. The developers are pro-active and improve features as soon as they notice another aspect ‘would be useful’. I’ve lost count of all it can do, it’s just full of delightful surprises and practical features, that make your site look so good, without you needing that level of capability yourself. This is THE accompaniment in any genesis theme, I couldn’t afford to be without it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ elizabeth11.2y ago
I’ve just barely scratched the surface of all the things that this plugin can do. I love the customizable accordion feature for FAQs etc, the responsive hamburger menu and the plethora of new widget areas it offers, to name just a few. I look forward to learning more about this versatile plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.
- 2025-09-22 CVE-2025-58691 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.17 No patch available
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 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-13 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-12 900+ → 1K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-03-08 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-07 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-05 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-04 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-03 1K+ → 900+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2026-02-23 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 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★ · 1 shared tag B -
Genesis Simple Share 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Genesis Connect for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Genesis Simple Sidebars 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Genesis Columns Advanced 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag C
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