iCal for WP Calendar
by barclay_reg · Content & Feeds
An extension for the Wordpress plugin WP Calendar, which generates iCal / RFC5545 / RFC2445 conform files.
42 health vs 60 average across 522 Content & Feeds 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 4.6.30, 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 3560 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 2022-10-07 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
144
now · peak 784
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 “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-06 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-01-12 40+ → 30+ down after 342 days in band
- 2025-02-04 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-02-02 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-02-01 50+ → 40+ down after 322 days in band
- 2024-03-16 60+ → 50+ down after 310 days in band
- 2023-05-11 70+ → 60+ down after 5 days in band
- 2023-05-06 60+ → 70+ up after 3 days in band
- 2023-05-03 70+ → 60+ down after 2 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- I iCal for Events Calendar 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
- T The Events Calendar Outlook Import Fix 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin 50K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
WP Booking System – Booking Calendar 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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