HTML Global lang Attribute
by Alex Zappa · SEO
This plugin slice the language attribute for HTML tag, For example: lang="en-US" to lang="en"
45 health vs 64 average across 540 SEO plugins
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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.10.
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 1345 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
138
now · peak 239
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-04-27 200+ → 100+ down after 551 days in band
- 2024-10-23 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in band
- 2024-10-19 200+ → 100+ down after 62 days in band
- 2024-08-18 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-08-17 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in band
- 2024-08-15 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-08-14 200+ → 100+ down after 12 days in band
- 2024-08-02 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
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