HAL
by Baptiste Blondelle · Uncategorized
Easily retrieve publications associated with authors and other entities (structures, collections, research projects).
82 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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
266
now · peak 615
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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v2.7.2
29
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 72% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,422 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 ↗- ★★★★★ sympythy4.9y ago
Le plugin HAL permet très rapidement et simplement d’intégrer une bibliographie dans une page de son site WordPress (depuis HAL), ainsi qu’une liste des dernières publications. J’espère qu’il évoluera en offrant plus de possibilités de configuration tout en gardant sa simplicité.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ micheltam10.6y ago
Il serait sympa que ceux qui mettent de mauvaises notes tiennent compte des évolutions et des correctifs apportés au plugin qui est très intéressant et fonctionne très bien sur la plateforme de blogging scientifique Hypotheses.org Le développeur est réactif et prend en compte les demandes d’évolutions. Bravo Baptiste !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Blackbolt10.8y ago
Un plugin très intéressant. Toutefois deux petites critiques : – le chargement de la page est lent – les options d’affichage très réduites N.B. il nécessite une version récente de PHP (a priori 5.5 au moins)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ phaessig11.5y ago
Many thanks to the CCSD for proposing this very nice plugins. Major complaint the use of Bootstrap CSS breaks the layout of my website when the plugin is activated (cf. support thread). Some minor complaints: I’m using the “Latest publication” widget and my main complain is the solid black line between entries (I’m using a Twenty Eleven child theme). I’ve edited the hal/css/style.css file to comment out the border-bottom: 1px solid black; in the .liwidget class. Also, there is one blank bullet at the end of list… Error notice: a fairly recent PHP version is required (>= 5.4 apparently). I had, without knowing, PHP 5.2 and installing the HAL 1.0 plugin failed at activation, with the following message: Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error. Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[' in /home/xnolela/www/blog/wp-content/plugins/hal/wp-hal.php on line 102 This problem is discussed in the support forum: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-cannot-be-activated-3
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Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- 2021-10-14 CVE-2021-39345 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.1.1 Patched in 2.2
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-12 400+ → 500+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2024-12-07 500+ → 400+ down after 293 days in tier
- 2024-02-18 400+ → 500+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2024-02-08 500+ → 400+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-02-04 400+ → 500+ up after 52 days in tier
- 2023-12-14 500+ → 400+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2023-12-09 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-12-08 500+ → 400+ down after 10 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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Mon Laboratoire 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
CINDA: Volunteers Networks 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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