I don't endorse Google
by Andrea Pernici · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add rel="nofollow" to all links going to .Google..
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
0%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “google” and “google nofollow” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 1.9K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23, well behind 7.1.
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 2170 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2170 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| google stupidity your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| google your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google nofollow your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “google” and “google nofollow” 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 6 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 50 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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
5.9y ago
latest release · v1.0.3 · 24 Nov 2020
4
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 5 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ldylarke12.6y ago
I’m with Luana. About time Google got some of it’s own medicine. Payback is a B*TCH yeah?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ David Iwanow13.0y ago
Certainly you don’t want to manipulate Google properties to show even higher in Google so this plugin both proves a point but also brings home the point on how dumb the whole idea is around NoFollow of every link. The only concern now might be that you might get a PR toolbar penalty but no-one really checks that anymore do they?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andrea Pernici13.0y ago
So stupid so powerful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Luana Spinetti13.0y ago
Simple but effective plugin to help your battle against Google’s monopoly of the Web! Get this, Google, and enjoy seeing your OWN PageRank bar go down! Who cares? You’re just yet another website in the big pool of the Web. *grins*
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 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 "Add rel="nofollow" to all links going to .Google.."
- ! 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 Mentions YouTube.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 5 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 500 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 3 tags appear in the text ("google nofollow", "google stupidity" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
OMGF | GDPR/DSGVO Compliant, Faster Google Fonts. Easy. 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Nextend Social Login and Register 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Local Google Fonts 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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