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Shortlink by BestWebSoft

by bestweblayout · Uncategorized

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Replace external WordPress website links with Google shortlinks and track click stats.

⚠ Stale⚠ Few reviews
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66 Health · C
Maintenance 58/100
Rating quality 71/100
Support 70/100

66 health vs 60 average across 5,972 Uncategorized plugins

80+

Active installs

≈87 estimated

21.1K

Total downloads

since 2014

3.88★

Rating (adjusted)

3.8★ raw · 6 reviews

-51%

35

Downloads · 30d

trailing 30 days

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.

70 / 100

Well optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 65/100
WP compatibility 60/100
Rating quality 57/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 402 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-51% vs prior 30d
Oct 22
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

35

now · peak 115

Directory rank

wp.org popularity rank over time · lower is better

Downloads per 1k installs · 30d

Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base

Estimated active installs

wp.org reports only “80+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
80–90 ≈87

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations

Ratings · 6 reviews

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5★
4 4★
0 3★
0 2★
1 1★
1

Details

Version
1.6.2
Last updated
1.1y ago
Added
2014-02-21 · 12 yrs on WP
Requires WP
5.6
Tested up to
6.3.8
Requires PHP
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Growth timeline

Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow

  1. 2026-04-27 90+ → 80+ down after 32 days in band
  2. 2026-03-26 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
  3. 2026-03-25 90+ → 80+ down after 2 days in band
  4. 2026-03-23 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
  5. 2026-03-22 90+ → 80+ down after 2 days in band
  6. 2026-03-20 80+ → 90+ up after 25 days in band
  7. 2026-02-23 90+ → 80+ down after 2 days in band
  8. 2026-02-21 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band

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Shortlink by BestWebSoft: 80+ active installs, 3.8★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/google-shortlink