hCard Widget for WordPress
by michaellautman · SEO
Creates a widget that outputs contact information for individuals or organizations with Schema.org compliant markup.
43 health vs 64 average across 1,225 SEO plugins
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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3588 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-06 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
30
now · peak 80
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
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
9.8y ago
latest release · v2.2.2
27
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-06-23 · 1,382 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 ↗- ★★★★★ soleiltan12.3y ago
Easy to install and configure. But this issue has persisted through many updates. Using WordPress 3.9.1 Plugin Version 1.5.6 mbcal.org
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ getupkid8413.5y ago
I found this plugin easy to use and get working…however…I noticed a few things in the PHP that I needed to tweak in order for it to display the way I needed it to. I also went in and updated all if ($variable !== ”) to if (!empty($variable)) because in some cases the !== ” was not picked up and some empty HTML tags were still being outputted to the browser. Knowing PHP it obviously made it easy to tweak the behaviours a bit, but I it may be a tad difficult for users to configure the output if they are not sure about PHP. Perhaps the author could look at implementing a more in depth display settings panel in future updates 🙂 But all in all, I must say it does a good job for what it is intended for.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ michaellautman13.8y ago
As the author, I obviously like this plugin… It works well, but I know that it could have more fields and be easier to customize. Stay tuned for more ujpdates.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-01-08 20+ → 10+ down after 56 days in tier
- 2022-11-13 10+ → 20+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2022-10-27 20+ → 10+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2022-10-18 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2022-10-16 20+ → 10+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2022-10-07 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2022-10-06 20+ → 10+ down
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