Simple Download Manager – Hizzle Downloads
by Noptin Newsletter Team · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 10.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily add, restrict, and track digital downloads in WordPress — protect files with passwords, user roles, IPs, or subscriber access.
77 health vs 56 average across 16,378 Uncategorized plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
55
now · peak 171
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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
8
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.3.0
22
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 2022-10-04 · 1,381 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
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-27 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-25 10+ → 20+ up after 395 days in tier
- 2024-07-26 20+ → 10+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2024-07-07 10+ → 20+ up after 186 days in tier
- 2024-01-03 — → 10+ 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).
- D Download Manager MS 10+ installs · 3.3★ · 3 shared tags F
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Easy Media Download 9K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP-DownloadManager 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Simple Download Counter 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Easy Digital Downloads Free Link 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Secure Downloads 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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