Genesis Footer Links Nofollow
by Mike Hale · Uncategorized
Plugin makes all or specified links in the footer rel=nofollow. Use of Genesis Theme Framework is required.
45 health vs 61 average across 5,485 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.29, 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 3076 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
19
now · peak 66
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-05 20+ → 10+ down after 134 days in band
- 2026-01-22 10+ → 20+ up after 28 days in band
- 2025-12-25 20+ → 10+ down after 39 days in band
- 2025-11-16 10+ → 20+ up after 90 days in band
- 2025-08-18 20+ → 10+ down after 59 days in band
- 2025-06-20 10+ → 20+ up after 18 days in band
- 2025-06-02 20+ → 10+ down after 189 days in band
- 2024-11-25 30+ → 20+ down after 444 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Genesis Columns Advanced 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags C -
Genesis eNews Extended 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Genesis Simple Hooks 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Genesis Connect for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Genesis Simple Sidebars 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Genesis Featured Page Advanced 7K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C
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