Health Endpoint
by Jon Otaegi · Uncategorized
Creates a /health endpoint that returns a 200 OK HTTP status code while WordPress is performing correctly.
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Health
C 59/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.9K estimated
Momentum
-8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “api”, “monitor” and “uptime” for “health”, “endpoints” and “microsoft azure”. “api” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “health” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “monitor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “endpoints” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “uptime” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “microsoft azure” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
59 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.2%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 41.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 603 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 603 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
8%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| endpoint your tag | #7 | #19 | down 2 |
| health | #17 | #22 | down 1 |
| health check your tag | #19 | #23 | down 4 |
| endpoints | #19 | #20 | down 7 |
| wikipedia | #18 | #17 | down 3 |
| website health | #13 | #22 | 0 |
| microsoft azure | #22 | #21 | up 1 |
| health tools | #18 | #23 | down 1 |
| plugin health | #22 | #23 | down 1 |
| endpoint api | #22 | #22 | down 2 |
| wordpress health | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| monitor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| uptime your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
12 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 1 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
- Swap “api”, “monitor” and “uptime” for “health”, “endpoints” and “microsoft azure”. “api” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “health” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “monitor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “endpoints” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “uptime” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “microsoft azure” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6.6K · 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
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
1.7y ago
latest release · v1.0.2 · 9 Mar 2025
3
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 “3K+”. 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 88% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Creates a /health endpoint that returns a 200 OK HTTP status code while WordPress is performing correctly."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 750 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("api", "health check", "uptime" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-14 2K+ → 3K+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2025-12-04 1K+ → 2K+ up after 48 days in tier
- 2025-10-17 2K+ → 1K+ down after 626 days in tier
- 2024-01-30 1K+ → 2K+ up after 38 days in tier
- 2023-12-23 2K+ → 1K+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2023-11-24 1K+ → 2K+ up after 415 days in tier
- 2022-10-05 900+ → 1K+ up
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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WPGet API – Connect to any external REST API 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP REST API Controller 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
REST API Custom Fields 700+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Ultimate Endpoints With Rest Api 300+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
Require Auth Users REST Endpoint 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
PG Monitor 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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