Genesis Simple Comments
by Nick the Geek · Uncategorized
Genesis Menu options with custom menu, categories, pages, and primary/secondary nav extras.
45 health vs 60 average across 6,231 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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2, 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 5289 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
44
now · peak 76
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-12-25 300+ → 200+ down after 18 days in band
- 2025-12-07 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-12-05 300+ → 200+ down after 371 days in band
- 2024-11-29 400+ → 300+ down after 14 days in band
- 2024-11-15 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-11-14 400+ → 300+ down after 412 days in band
- 2023-09-29 500+ → 400+ down after 315 days in band
- 2022-11-18 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
-
Genesis Simple Hooks 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Genesis Connect for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Genesis Simple Sidebars 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Genesis Simple Menus 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A - 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
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Genesis Simple Comments into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/genesis-simple-comments" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Genesis Simple Comments — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Genesis Simple Comments: 200+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/genesis-simple-comments