Homepage Control
by WooThemes · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 109K+ installs across the portfolio →
Re-order or disable the homepage components in certain themes.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
9K+
≈9.8K estimated
Momentum
+53%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “components”, “customizer” and “homepage” 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.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.7%
of downloads still active
At least 9K of 339.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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.
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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30, well behind 6.8.
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 2256 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.2.30; the current branch is 6.8
4.1★ over 18 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2256 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| components your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| customizer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| homepage your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hooks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| theme mod your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “components”, “customizer” and “homepage” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 797 · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
6.2y ago
latest release · v2.0.3 · 27 Aug 2020
6
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 “9K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago and the previous band took 2.9 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 10K.
Install history since 1 May 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ philllupton5.7y ago
Worked exactly as described with several themes including the storefront theme I settled on. You just check which parts you want to show or not and it adds and removes them.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bestsase6.3y ago
Thanks for this plugin, i was not able to remove the products from homepage (actually they appeared twice at me since i “renamed” the product categories) Extremely useful plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ morbuys6.5y ago
Great Plugin. Works well. No issues and have used it with storefront theme for some years now. Check your theme compatability befor install as i have had issues with different themes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bestmurf7.6y ago
Failed to Install
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ noahleemiller8.0y ago
I really needed a way to modify the storefront theme in as little time as possible. I happened to stumble upon it and was up and running in less than 5 minutes. Bravo.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ matin238.2y ago
one of the best plugin and its working great with storefront theme keep it up guys
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 161033108.4y ago
Very good. Should just be incorporated into storefront
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cheski8.5y ago
Tried it on my toxio lite, it came up alright in the customizer but couldnt find anything.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0.3 2018-02-21 PHP 7 fix for count() usage on arrays. 2.0.3
- — Version 2.0.2 2016-08-24 Minor tweaks to customizer control. 2.0.2
- — Version 2.0.1 2015-06-01 Make sure only components that actually exist are outputted to the customizer control (props valendesigns). Hide by default components added after the initial setup. 2.0.1
- — Version 2.0.0 2015-04-28 Removed custom admin page and moved Homepage Control to the WordPress Customizer in Appearance > Customizer. 2.0.0
- — Version 1.0.1 2014-11-21 Improved handling of functions hooked in via classes. 1.0.1
- — Version 1.0.0 2014-03-18 Initial release. Woo! 1.0.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 30 languages, 8 at 90% or more
Plus 6 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
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 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 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 747 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "hooks", "theme mod" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-30 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1074 days in tier
- 2023-05-22 20K+ → 10K+ down after 703 days in tier
- 2021-06-18 30K+ → 20K+ down after 696 days in tier
- 2019-07-23 40K+ → 30K+ down after 295 days in tier
- 2018-10-01 30K+ → 40K+ up after 482 days in tier
- 2017-06-06 20K+ → 30K+ up after 639 days in tier
- 2015-09-06 10K+ → 20K+ up after 109 days in tier
- 2015-05-20 7K+ → 10K+ 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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Conversions Extensions 80+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Customizer Export/Import 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Custom Login Page Customizer 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Redirect 404 to Homepage 60K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Customizer Search 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag C
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