HT Feed
by HT Plugins · Page Builders
Also makes 21 other plugins · 62.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Instagram is a elementor addons, visual composer addons, WordPress Default widgets and Ready Shortcode for WordPress.
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
600+
≈700 estimated
Momentum
+34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “elementor”, “instagram” and “instagram feed” 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.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 35.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,263 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Page Builders plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 82 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
-1.4
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mega addons for visual composer | #6 | #6 | 0 |
| visual composer addon | #24 | #23 | down 4 |
| elementor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| instagram your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| instagram feed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress instagram your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp instagram your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “elementor”, “instagram” and “instagram feed” 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 787 · 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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v1.3.1 · 4 Dec 2025
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 66% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 700.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.3.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-09-26 CVE-2025-60147 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3.0 Patched in 1.3.1
- 2024-06-06 CVE-2024-35699 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.8 Patched in 1.2.9
- Patched Medium · 4.3 HT Feed <= 1.2.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery leading to Limited Plugin Activation ↗
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.9
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for woocommerce stores", "who want", "use this").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, Contact Form 7 and 4 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,956 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-26 700+ → 600+ down after 53 days in tier
- 2026-09-03 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-02 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-01 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-30 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-28 700+ → 600+ down after 121 days in tier
- 2026-04-29 800+ → 700+ down after 4 days in tier
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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Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Social Feed Gallery 80K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
Spotlight Social Photo Feed 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPZOOM Social Feed Widget & Block 50K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Widgets for Social Photo Feed 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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