Genki Youtube Comments
by genkisan · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 50+ installs across the portfolio →
Grab YouTube video comments and insert into your blog post
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Health
F 38/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈45 estimated
Momentum
-23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “comments” and “youtube” 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.
38 health vs 58 average across 25,751 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 14.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.0, 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 4337 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.1.0; the current branch is 6.8
1.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 3.87★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4337 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| youtube your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “comments” and “youtube” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 201 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
11.9y ago
latest release · v2.0 · 17 Dec 2014
5
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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 52% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Jul 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ RaeShantael10.6y ago
This plugin doesn’t work. I wish the author would support this plugin as it is a great concept.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lord Kayoss11.1y ago
Plugin suddenly stopped working for me in August, presumably due to a WordPress upgrade. Cannot get any support, as developer seems to have abandoned this plugin. Shame. Was great when it worked.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ demonboy11.6y ago
I’m guessing this was developed before the recent API changes over at youtube. Either way, the developer has not addressed this issue and the one other 1-out-of-5 review highlights the fact this plugin just doesn’t work. I’d be keen to support this plugin if the developer could fix this.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Thunderous7111.8y ago
Love the idea but no custom field shows up.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Grab YouTube video comments and insert into your blog post"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 131 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-11 50+ → 40+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2026-04-26 40+ → 50+ up after 67 days in tier
- 2026-02-18 50+ → 40+ down after 77 days in tier
- 2025-12-03 60+ → 50+ down after 139 days in tier
- 2025-07-17 50+ → 60+ up after 35 days in tier
- 2025-06-12 60+ → 50+ down after 431 days in tier
- 2024-04-07 70+ → 60+ down after 78 days in tier
- 2024-01-20 80+ → 70+ down 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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Disable Comments 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Antispam Bee 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Gravatar Enhanced – Avatars, Profiles, and Privacy 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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