HTTPS Mixed Content Detector
by Zack Tollman · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 780+ installs across the portfolio →
Detects and logs content that will cause mixed content warnings.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈60 estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “https”, “ssl” and “tls” 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 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 8.7K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,774 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.
Removal-risk signals
51/100Maintenance 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.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
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 4305 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4305 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| https your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ssl your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tls your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “https”, “ssl” and “tls” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 77 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,300, alongside the other plugins at 50+ 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
11.8y ago
latest release · v1.2.0 · 19 Jan 2015
5
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 “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 60.
Install history since 10 Mar 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ lbkict6.1y ago
This plugin immediately detected that the header image was causing trouble, while other SSL fixing plugins couldn’t fix the problem
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ powers969.9y ago
It works as advertised. Unfortunately, I do not know how fix the error since the location is unknown.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ George Stephanis10.0y ago
Tremendously useful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John Blackbourn11.7y ago
This plugin is a great implementation of CSP reporting. This has now gone into my “essentials” toolkit when developing a site.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sonicnod11.8y ago
I have never left a review until today. I was setting up SSL on my site for the first time and was running into some issues with both Chrome and Firefox giving SSL security warnings. This plugin helped me find where the issues were originating from. Thanks for creating such a useful plugin. 5 Stars.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Adam W. Warner11.8y ago
What can I say than this plugin is super useful for making the discovery phase of detecting mixed content super simple. Great work Zack and thanks for making this available to the community!
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 Never says who the plugin is for or 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 766 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "ssl" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-21 60+ → 50+ down after 204 days in tier
- 2026-03-31 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-30 60+ → 70+ up after 45 days in tier
- 2026-02-13 70+ → 60+ down after 64 days in tier
- 2025-12-11 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-10 70+ → 80+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2025-12-03 80+ → 70+ down after 54 days in tier
- 2025-10-10 70+ → 80+ up after 19 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 -
HTTPS Domain Alias 40+ installs · 4.2★ · 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 -
WP Encryption: Easy HTTPS / SSL & Free SSL certificate, HTTPS redirect 50K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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