Custom HTML/PHP Post Templates
by Stephen AfamO · Uncategorized
Use your HTML or PHP files for any page or post.
45 health vs 57 average across 9,274 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.28, 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 3295 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
30
now · peak 130
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 “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-04-19 70+ → 60+ down after 19 days in band
- 2026-03-31 60+ → 70+ up after 24 days in band
- 2026-03-07 70+ → 60+ down after 9 days in band
- 2026-02-26 60+ → 70+ up after 28 days in band
- 2026-01-29 70+ → 60+ down after 61 days in band
- 2025-11-29 80+ → 70+ down after 5 days in band
- 2025-11-24 70+ → 80+ up after 5 days in band
- 2025-11-19 80+ → 70+ down after 2 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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- S SyntaxHighlighter – Spacegray 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- P Plum Code Box 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
- I Insert ShortCode Pattern 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/html-php-pages-and-posts" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Custom HTML/PHP Post Templates — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Custom HTML/PHP Post Templates: 60+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/html-php-pages-and-posts