Hierarchy
by Jon Christopher · Uncategorized
Also makes 10 other plugins · 108.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Move your Pages/Posts/Custom Post Type admin links from the sidebar to a Content menu that nests everything where it should be
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “cpt”, “custom post types” and “hierarchy” 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.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 15K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,768 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.0.
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 1724 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.9.0; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1724 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpt your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom post types your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hierarchy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pages your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| url your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “cpt”, “custom post types” and “hierarchy” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 96 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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
4.7y ago
latest release · v1.0.5.1 · 10 Feb 2022
11
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 years ago; the previous band took 2.9 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ WP Academic6.8y ago
If running PHP 7+, you can get an undefined index notice on line 408 of class-heirary.php. A better way of defining $post_types_to_hide on line 408 would be to do the following: /** * Just create an empty array */ $hideFromMenuFix = array(); if (isset($this->settings['hidden_from_admin_menu'])) { $post_types_to_hide = array_intersect( $this->post_types, (array) $this->settings['hidden_from_admin_menu'] ); } else { // if not set, use the blank array $post_types_to_hide = array_intersect( $this->post_types, (array) $hideFromMenuFix ); } Hope this helps!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nooriji9.3y ago
The Admin menu items (Pages, Posts, media) are not restored after deactivating the plugin. This sucks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Slava Abakumov10.1y ago
That cleans up things in your WordPress as CMS installation.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mrdude4211.4y ago
This is great if you want to keep your admin organized. Very useful plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Breno Alves11.9y ago
A great way to admin and organize your WordPress content.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marc Wiest12.0y ago
This is killer! The only thing I’m missing is a sort option for the contents to find specific content types faster.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Remy Perona12.0y ago
Having all the content related organization under one single tab is way easier for both dev and client to handle, Hierarchy does a great job for that, and the latest UI improvements are very welcome !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dan Cameron12.0y ago
I don’t understand why you’re bothering reading this review instead of downloading and installing this plugin. Get to it.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 133 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Plus 109 more locales with partial translations.
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 28 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 Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 3 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,282 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "cpt", "url" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-10-21 200+ → 100+ down after 1045 days in tier
- 2020-12-10 300+ → 200+ down after 675 days in tier
- 2019-02-04 400+ → 300+ down after 368 days in tier
- 2018-02-01 500+ → 400+ down after 764 days in tier
- 2015-12-30 400+ → 500+ 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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Post Types Unlimited 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Posts in Page 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
No Page Comment 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Custom post types, Custom Fields & more 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B - A Author Filters 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
- S Search by ID 700+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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