Google+ Follow Box
by Manivannan M · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 360+ installs across the portfolio →
Google+ Badge / Follow Box Widget like FB Like Box
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈68 estimated
Momentum
-24%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “google plus badge”, “google plus follow button” and “google plus followers” 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 →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 14.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,785 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, 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 3807 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 7.1
4.0★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3807 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 12d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 12d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| google plus badge your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google plus follow button your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google plus followers your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google+ badge your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| google+ followers pic your tag | Not checked yet | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “google plus badge”, “google plus follow button” and “google plus followers” 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 169 · 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.
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
10.4y ago
latest release · v0.1.8 · 1 Jun 2016
9
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 13 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
Install history since 11 Aug 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ maxdanam12.1y ago
5 stars 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous13.0y ago
Great looking widget, but it caused a problem when I needed to log back in to my blog. After trying to log in, I got an error notice saying my cookies were disabled and I needed to enable cookies to use wordpress. When I clicked on the “enable cookies” link the page went to a google help page about cookies. My cookies in all browsers were enabled. I had to contact my hosting service for help. They found that this plugin was causing problems and had to disable it, after which I was able to login with no problems. Shame really because it looked great on my blog
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jamesosix13.1y ago
Great plugin and simple to use
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sathia2713.2y ago
Hey its so nice plugin da
Read on wp.org ↗
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
0 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 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 Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 639 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("google plus follow button", "google plus followers", "google+ followers pic" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-21 70+ → 60+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2026-10-12 80+ → 70+ down after 114 days in tier
- 2026-06-20 90+ → 80+ down after 141 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 100+ → 90+ down after 764 days in tier
- 2023-12-28 200+ → 100+ down after 379 days in tier
- 2022-12-14 300+ → 200+ down after 71 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 500+ → 300+ down after 674 days in tier
- 2020-11-29 2K+ → 500+ down
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).
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Google+ Follow Box into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/google-plus-badge-like-fb-like-box" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Google+ Follow Box — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Google+ Follow Box: 60+ active installs, 4.0★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-03. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/google-plus-badge-like-fb-like-box
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