Genesis Post Teasers
by Christopher Cochran · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 800+ installs across the portfolio →
GENESIS THEME FRAMEWORK REQUIRED. This plugin uses the genesis grid loop function to display posts teasers either on your Homepage, Archives, or Blog …
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Health
F 39/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈120 estimated
Momentum
-47%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “genesis”, “genesiswp” and “hooks” 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.
39 health vs 58 average across 25,754 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 23.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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.
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1, 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 4797 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.6.1; the current branch is 6.8
1.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 3.92★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4797 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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 7d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 7d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| genesis your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| genesiswp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hooks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| studiopress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| teasers your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “genesis”, “genesiswp” and “hooks” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 164 · 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
13.1y ago
latest release · v2.0.3 · 13 Sep 2013
3
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 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 100.
Install history since 26 Jun 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ otfromtot13.2y ago
This plugin was probably good 6 months to 1 year ago, but it has not been kept current with either wordpress or studiopress: genesis. It only works for the home page and will not function correctly on the blog page template, or any other template page you set it to. I ended up having to find code to put in my page_blog.php file to get the post lengths shortened to what I needed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ patrickhealy13.4y ago
Such a shame. This was a great plugin. No response from the plugin developer for months. I suspect he’s abandoned it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ZollCore13.6y ago
Go to activate this plugin and it returns with a message to register on a pay site. Installation page is misleading.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "GENESIS THEME FRAMEWORK REQUIRED. This plugin uses the genesis grid loop function to display posts teasers..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("The plug in seems to have done nothing for my site").
- ! 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 382 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "genesiswp", "hooks" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 90+ → 100+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 100+ → 90+ down after 1019 days in tier
- 2023-10-23 200+ → 100+ down after 40 days in tier
- 2023-09-13 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-09-11 200+ → 100+ down after 652 days in tier
- 2021-11-28 500+ → 200+ down
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★ · 4 shared tags B -
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Genesis Connect for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 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
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