Date Filters, Date Picker & Unique IDs for Gravity Forms – Hero Add-On
by Toro Guapo · Forms
Also makes 1 other plugin · 100+ installs across the portfolio →
Disable weekends, past dates and holidays in the Gravity Forms date picker, add date filters and unique IDs - without writing code.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈70 estimated
Momentum
+67%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “gravity forms” and “date picker” for “hero” and “ids”. “gravity forms” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “hero” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “date picker” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “ids” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 65 average across 2,509 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 3.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,668 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Forms plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 40 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
31%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| unique id your tag | #3 | #21 | up 1 |
| hero | #5 | #21 | down 1 |
| disable past dates your tag | #5 | #22 | — |
| limit dates your tag | #13 | #24 | 0 |
| date picker your tag | #17 | #24 | up 1 |
| ids | #18 | #22 | up 4 |
| unique | #22 | #24 | down 1 |
| delivery date picker | #17 | #24 | up 1 |
| gravity forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
20 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “gravity forms” and “date picker” for “hero” and “ids”. “gravity forms” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “hero” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “date picker” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “ids” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “limit dates”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Nov 2022 · 1,456 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 224 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.2 · 22 Sep 2026
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 70.
At the current install trend, crossing 80+ in roughly 232 days.
Install history since 5 Nov 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Marko3.5y ago
We had a small issue using the free plugin. After submitting the ticket team did in-depth analysis, found problems and came up with solution—all that in just one day. Fantastic customer support. Definitely, I am recommending the plugin! Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.9
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
8 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 "Disable weekends, past dates and holidays in the Gravity Forms date picker, add date filters and unique IDs..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "use it", "use cases").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gravity Forms.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 9 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,274 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "limit dates" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-21 60+ → 70+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2026-10-04 70+ → 60+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2026-09-17 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 70+ → 60+ down after 96 days in tier
- 2026-06-11 60+ → 70+ up after 162 days in tier
- 2025-12-31 50+ → 60+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-12-26 60+ → 50+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2025-12-06 50+ → 60+ 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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Restrict Dates Add-On for Gravity Forms 500+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Advanced Date Time Field For Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Elementor & Fluent Forms 80+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Gravity PDF 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Date Time Picker for Contact Form 7 20K+ installs · 3.5★ · 1 shared tag B
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