HTML5 Boilerplate
by Aaron T. Grogg · Uncategorized
this plug-in allows for easy inclusion and removal of all HTML5 Boilerplate options that are pertinent to WP. More about this plug-in can be found at …
45 health vs 56 average across 11,659 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42, 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 4144 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
24
now · peak 75
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 “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,376 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-23 50+ → 40+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2026-04-10 40+ → 50+ up after 92 days in tier
- 2026-01-08 50+ → 40+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-05 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-03 50+ → 40+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2025-12-24 40+ → 50+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2025-12-13 50+ → 40+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-12-08 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/html5-boilerplate" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="HTML5 Boilerplate — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> HTML5 Boilerplate: 40+ active installs, 4.3★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/html5-boilerplate