HTTPS Domain Alias
by Otto Kekäläinen · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 6.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Enable your site to have a different domains for HTTP and HTTPS.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈45 estimated
Momentum
+40%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “alias”, “domain” and “https” 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.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,754 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 12.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35, well behind 6.8.
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 2287 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2287 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| alias your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| domain your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| https your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ssl your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tls your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 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
- “alias”, “domain” and “https” 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 90 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ 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
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
8.7y ago
latest release · v1.4.3 · 8 Feb 2018
1
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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 14 Apr 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Seravo.com6.6y ago
Crude and simple, but works well. Not that relevant to day as Let’s Encrypt and Certbot came along though.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ austex_10112.8y ago
I registered just to review this plugin – it’s that good. I called my host this morning because I could not figure out how to apply my shared SSL to the admin login page only, and they were unable to help me. My host’s support rep told me that I would need to hire a developer to achieve this. After some research I found this plugin and VOILA, easy as pie! Thank you so much for your work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pothi Kalimuthu12.8y ago
So far, to achieve the functionality that this plugin brings in, I had to use another plugin and various hacks to make it work. Now, no more!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Viljami Kuosmanen12.8y ago
Just works out of the box.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Otto Kekäläinen12.8y ago
Does what it says, nothing more!
Read on wp.org ↗
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Enable your site to have a different domains for HTTP and HTTPS."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,041 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
- 2025-06-26 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-06-24 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-23 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-22 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-21 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-06-19 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-18 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-17 40+ → 50+ up after 3 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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Simple HTTPS 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags C -
Domain Check 100+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C - H HTTPS Mixed Content Detector 50+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D
-
SSL Insecure Content Fixer 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Easy HTTPS Redirection (SSL) 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect 80K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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