Global Setting
by victor4g · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 110+ installs across the portfolio →
Global Setting allows you to add, update and delete the global variables for your blog. Get Paid version at : http://just4u.x10.bz/global
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “custom”, “custom global fields” and “global” 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.
44 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 3.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, 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 4990 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4990 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom global fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| global your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| global setting your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| settings 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
- “custom”, “custom global fields” and “global” 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 158 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; the previous band took 14 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 11 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ andrewjmead12.4y ago
I tried 4 of these, none which worked. This one was exactly what I want. You set global variables… Use them ANYWHERE in your theme/site.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Adam Pery12.8y ago
work fine for me
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hkvekariya13.3y ago
I want premium version but paid version link is not working. Please check victor.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ilka13.7y ago
Promises shortcodes but I don’t have them in my control panel. Only code I get is the PHP Code. Makes this useless for me. In screenshots there is column “Shortcode to use”. I don’t get that one. Are the shortcodes only in the paid version? The link to the paid version does not work.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Global Setting allows you to add, update and delete the global variables for your blog. Get Paid version at..."
- ! 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 Facebook.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 607 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "custom global fields" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-02 200+ → 100+ down after 422 days in tier
- 2024-09-06 300+ → 200+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2024-08-24 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-23 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-08-21 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-08-17 300+ → 200+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2024-08-02 200+ → 300+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2024-07-27 300+ → 200+ down after 24 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).
- C Custom Variables 70+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple Custom CSS Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag C -
ACF Photo Gallery Field 60K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B
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