Herodotus – On This Day
by Igrika · Booking & Events
Also makes 1 other plugin · 20+ installs across the portfolio →
Create an "On This Day" section on your WordPress site. Displays posts based on day and month - automatically, every year.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
-3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “this day in history”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
84 health vs 69 average across 1,838 Booking & Events plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 612 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Booking & Events plugin keeps 0.8%, across 940 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Booking & Events plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 8 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
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: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| this day in history your tag | #12 | #22 | 0 |
| dates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| events your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| history your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| recurring your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “this day in history”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “dates”, “events” and “history” 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 1 May 2026 · 183 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 240 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
8d ago
latest release · v1.6 · 23 Oct 2026
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 30 Apr 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kordi6mo ago
Excellent plugin – nothing extra, just the perfect tool for a specific task
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
7 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 "Create an On This Day or This Day in History section with your own historical events, anniversaries and bir..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 23 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 23 of 23 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 Mentions Gutenberg, REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,564 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "birthday calendar" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Calendar 4K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Event Timeline – Vertical Timeline 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D - F FT Calendar 100+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D
- C Calendar Plus 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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AM Events 80+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Event CLNDR 70+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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