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.
45 health vs 56 average across 16,376 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.26, 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 2193 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 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
270
now · peak 797
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
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
6.0y ago
latest release · v2.0.3
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-04-03 · 1,475 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
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ philllupton5.5y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ bestsase6.2y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ morbuys6.4y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ bestmurf7.5y ago
Failed to Install
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ noahleemiller7.8y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ matin238.1y ago
one of the best plugin and its working great with storefront theme keep it up guys
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 161033108.2y ago
Very good. Should just be incorporated into storefront
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cheski8.3y 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.
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
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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Custom Login Page Customizer 90K+ 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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