GitHub Release Downloads
by IvanRF · Uncategorized
Get the download count, links and more information for releases of GitHub repositories.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈66 estimated
Momentum
-2%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “download”, “downloads” and “github” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 6.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,782 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24, well behind 7.1.
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 2170 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24; the current branch is 7.1
4.8★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2170 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| download your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| downloads your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| github your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| release your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| releases your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “download”, “downloads” and “github” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 104 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,000 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ 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.
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
5.9y ago
latest release · v2.3.1 · 24 Nov 2020
10
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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 59% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ zenek784.5y ago
ok
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ryan Labelle6.3y ago
Awesome plugin that worked perfectly for us. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ know2script10.8y ago
Hi Ivan – It is great thought developing a plugin like this. But it didnt worked for me . Could you please help me ? 1. Installed activated 2. In settings page I didnt put any username and repo info 3. I used the shorcode directly showed in examples section like below – [grd_list user=”IvanRF” repo=”MassiveFileRenamer” latest=”true”] it throws me an error says invalid repo. I want to display the repo info of other users. Is it possible ? <Jan21-2016> Latest version is working fine. Thank You
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ IvanRF11.6y ago
I am using this plugin here, for the total downloads number. This topic was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by IvanRF.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 65 languages, 3 at 90% or more
Plus 41 more locales with partial translations.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,288 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-05 70+ → 60+ down after 150 days in tier
- 2026-01-06 80+ → 70+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2025-12-08 70+ → 80+ up after 148 days in tier
- 2025-07-13 80+ → 70+ down after 215 days in tier
- 2024-12-10 90+ → 80+ down after 21 days in tier
- 2024-11-19 100+ → 90+ down after 2896 days in tier
- 2016-12-15 70+ → 100+ up after 368 days in tier
- 2015-12-13 40+ → 70+ up
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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