Grow for WordPress
by Grow · Social
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Health
C 55/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Slipping on “grow”. Down 6 places since 2026-09-23, now #16. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
55 health vs 58 average across 1,835 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →11%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 91.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,277 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Social plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 571 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
2.3★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.00★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 23d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 23d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| grow your tag | #16 | #24 | down 6 |
| sharing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| subscribe your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 4 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
- Slipping on “grow”. Down 6 places since 2026-09-23, now #16. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- “sharing”, “social” and “subscribe” 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 21 Oct 2023 · 1,108 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 10.5K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
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
1.6y ago
latest release · v1.5.3 · 9 Apr 2025
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Oct 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ miheui1.2y ago
The concept of this plugin is awesome: it does a bunch of things that helps your site get more signups and engagement. But it falls very short. First of all, the inline subscription form is UGLY. I mean, uglier than ugly. There isn’t a way to change it without complicated Javascript, either, because the CSS is hidden behind a shadow root. And even then, they use a bunch of random letters to confuse you, with, what I swear are ghost letters just so you have absolutely no idea how to change the CSS. Sorry, but the CSS should be extremely easy to change. And when the plugin says it uses your theme’s color settings? Lies. It’s hard-coded in. Did I mention it was ugly? Don’t make the mistake of signing up on your own site to test it out. The form goes away forever. Most of the other stuff has bad documentation. Want to use the exclusive content? You’re just going to have to figure that out for yourself, I’m afraid. At this point, the only reason I keep it is to hook into Google Sitekit to hopefully get approved to the Journey program, although I don’t think that it will make a difference. Please fix this plugin. I love the concept! The execution was terrible!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ btreece842.3y ago
Doesn’t follow accepted best practices. This topic was modified 2 years ago by btreece84.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ simplitty2.4y ago
It’s helpful. Worth trying.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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
5 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 26 headings and 17 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,287 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "sharing", "social" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-16 9K+ → 10K+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2024-11-16 8K+ → 9K+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2024-10-16 7K+ → 8K+ up after 36 days in tier
- 2024-09-10 6K+ → 7K+ up after 38 days in tier
- 2024-08-03 5K+ → 6K+ up after 34 days in tier
- 2024-06-30 4K+ → 5K+ up after 44 days in tier
- 2024-05-17 3K+ → 4K+ up after 42 days in tier
- 2024-04-05 2K+ → 3K+ up after 16 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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XPoster – Share to Bluesky and Mastodon 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Storefront Product Sharing 4K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
Nobs • Share Buttons 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Crafty Social Buttons 900+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C - T Tilt Social Share Widget 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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QuickShare 200+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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