HQ Widgets for Elementor
by HQWebS · eCommerce
HQ Widgets for Elementor is a forever free plugin with a beautiful and intuitive widget for Elementor page builder.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈180 estimated
Momentum
+2%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “widgets for elementor” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
45 health vs 71 average across 9,827 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 11.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,174 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18.
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 1588 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1588 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact form 7 for elementor your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| hqtheme your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| menu for elementor your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| widgets for elementor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “widgets for elementor” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 192 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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
4.4y ago
latest release · v1.0.15 · 29 Jun 2022
16
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 days ago and the previous band took 17 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 20 Jun 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ uvox5.7y ago
I very long time have solving a problem with the functional plugin for social share for Elementor. This plugin is a miracle! In the meantime is all absolutly marvelous and even many next widgets are very usefull. Great thanks. Your plugin is one of the best plugin for free version Elementor.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 31 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 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Contact Form 7, WPForms and 2 more.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,623 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "contact form 7 for elementor", "menu for elementor" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-29 200+ → 100+ down after 521 days in tier
- 2025-05-26 300+ → 200+ down after 250 days in tier
- 2024-09-18 400+ → 300+ down after 253 days in tier
- 2024-01-09 500+ → 400+ down after 164 days in tier
- 2023-07-29 600+ → 500+ down after 104 days in tier
- 2023-04-16 700+ → 600+ down after 194 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 800+ → 700+ down after 137 days in tier
- 2022-05-20 500+ → 800+ 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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Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Xpro Addons — 150+ Widgets for Elementor 40K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
King Addons for Elementor – 100+ Elementor Widgets, 4 000+ Elementor Templates, WooCommerce Builder, Mega Menu, Popup Builder 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Elements Plus! 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
Responsive Addons for Elementor – Free Elementor Addons, Kits and Elementor Templates 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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