Use hashtag on WordPress just like on Twitter or Facebook. Word preceded with hash automatically converted into clickable link.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “facebook”, “hashtag” and “search” 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.
45 health vs 58 average across 1,834 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 18.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,276 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.
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 4.4.34, 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 3931 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3931 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| facebook your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hashtag your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| twitter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “facebook”, “hashtag” and “search” 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 3.5K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
10.8y ago
latest release · v0.5 · 26 Jan 2016
5
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 27 Jan 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ solastrix2.7y ago
Thank you for this plugin! It is only one of its kind that is still working.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bdkochis9.8y ago
Good idea in theory, but the code interferes with Web-Dorado’s Photo Gallery plugin code, causing galleries to not load properly. Disable this plugin, and Web-Dorado’s works again.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hoollaa10.6y ago
Thanks for a working plugin. Easy to install and just works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ queeneve11.7y ago
although it is not updated for 2 years but it is working find , very easy to install , helps as a simple search engine too thanks for the plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ artizuk13.0y ago
Good plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous13.3y ago
found a bug + bugfix: http://josy1024.blogspot.co.at/2013/07/wordpress-hashtag-plugin-color-bugfix.html new code in hashtag/hashtag.php function hashtag_regex_replace: (?!:). $content = preg_replace('/(?!:).(^|\s)#(\w*[a-zA-Z_]+\w*)/i', '\1#\2', $content);
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ allchat113.3y ago
I would have given this 5 stars but the issue I have run across is this: it messes with other code in my wordpress site. As we know some symbols that show up on our sites are made up of code that is parsed and some of those codes start with the # sign and when I use this plugin on my site those codes show up as clickable links on all my pages and post’s. When I find a solution to this I may use it again. This is not a complaint, its just something I noticed with my site using this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tashw13.4y ago
Just now fb launched hashtag, so I want to implement this on my site. thanks for the plugin.
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 31 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 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, Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 374 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-22 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-21 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-11-19 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-18 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-17 300+ → 200+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-11-11 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-11-07 300+ → 200+ down after 50 days in tier
- 2025-09-18 200+ → 300+ up after 1 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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Nextend Social Login and Register 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Social Media Widget 30K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C -
Seed Social 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C -
Open Graphite 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Social Sharing (by Danny) 2K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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