Global Meta Box Order
by nosurs · Admin & Utilities
Harmonize meta box positions for all backend users.
47 health vs 54 average across 3,790 Admin & Utilities 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34, 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 3924 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 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
94
now · peak 154
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
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.
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-12-03 · 1,387 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ lehezee8.8y ago
This is exactly what i needed, thanks you !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shottogan10.3y ago
Easy way to customize post editors for all users~
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ radgh10.6y ago
Got it working in no time. Locked meta boxes and hid the screen options button. Hopefully I’ve just made the client’s life 10x easier by arranging meta boxes in a logical order. Why WordPress doesn’t let you set the default layout out of the box is beyond me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ buylov11.0y ago
Thanks to the author! The plugin works great. If you read the thoughts out of my head.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous11.4y ago
I appreciate fast installation and configuration. I’ve set only a few options in my functions.php: if(is_admin()) { if (class_exists(‘\GlobalMetaBoxOrder\Config’)) { \GlobalMetaBoxOrder\Config::$remove_screen_options = true; \GlobalMetaBoxOrder\Config::$lock_meta_box_order = true; } } In this configuration, it works fine.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-17 400+ → 300+ down after 85 days in tier
- 2026-03-24 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-22 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-21 500+ → 400+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-03-16 400+ → 500+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-03-07 500+ → 400+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-03-03 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-28 500+ → 400+ down after 5 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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