hiWeb Theme Switcher
by Den Media · Uncategorized
Changing the theme on selected pages and posts
45 health vs 57 average across 9,324 Uncategorized 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 4.5.33, 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 3623 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 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
51
now · peak 132
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-10-14 20+ → 10+ down after 99 days in band
- 2025-07-07 10+ → 20+ up after 49 days in band
- 2025-05-19 20+ → 10+ down after 19 days in band
- 2025-04-30 10+ → 20+ up after 151 days in band
- 2024-11-30 20+ → 10+ down after 8 days in band
- 2024-11-22 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in band
- 2024-11-20 20+ → 10+ down after 386 days in band
- 2023-10-31 10+ → 20+ up after 96 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Multiple Themes 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
Theme Test Drive 7K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Theme Test 7K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Theme Switcha – Easily Switch Themes for Development and Testing 7K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - C Child Themify 7K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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