Genesis Club Lite
by Russell Jamieson · SEO
Also makes 3 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
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Health
D 53/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
900+
≈950 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “genesis”, “post widgets” and “signatures” 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.
53 health vs 65 average across 2,230 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 41.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,194 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34, 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 3424 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 20 reviews, smoothed to 4.36★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3424 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
-0.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| accordion. top bar your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| genesis your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post widgets your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo helpers. social sharing your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| signatures your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “genesis”, “post widgets” and “signatures” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 192 · peaks are release surges
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
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
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
9.4y ago
latest release · v1.17 · 18 Jun 2017
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.
Crossed into this band 8 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 26 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ cwtjr8.5y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Eagleeye10009.3y ago
Although I don’t need every feature of this plugin, I find it great for my purposes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Peter Luit10.7y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ rothschild8611.0y ago
thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jrotem11.1y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ fusheva111.3y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ fusheva111.3y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ elizabeth11.4y 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 ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.17). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 Genesis Club Lite <= 1.17 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-22 CVE-2025-58691 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation 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.
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
2 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Yoast, Facebook, Pinterest.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 13 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 8,786 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("accordion. top bar", "post widgets", "seo helpers. social sharing" missing).
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 eNews Extended 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
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 B -
Genesis Columns Advanced 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag C
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