Quick Links
by macbookandrew · Uncategorized
A WordPress plugin to show a series of images as “quick links.”
41 health vs 56 average across 11,705 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, 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 3761 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
26
now · peak 59
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 · 1,373 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-09-27 20+ → 10+ down after 52 days in tier
- 2024-08-06 10+ → 20+ up after 41 days in tier
- 2024-06-26 20+ → 10+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2024-06-21 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-20 20+ → 10+ down after 581 days in tier
- 2022-11-17 30+ → 20+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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- F Forget About Shortcode Buttons 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag C
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Button visually impaired 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D - J jQuery Pin It Button for Images 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D
- S Scroll Back To Top 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/home-quick-links" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Quick Links — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Quick Links: 10+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/home-quick-links