Idea Factory
by Nick Haskins · Login & Users
Also makes 3 other plugins · 180+ installs across the portfolio →
Front end submission and voting system.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈180 estimated
Momentum
+34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “feedback”, “idea” and “user submission” 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.
46 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 12.5K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,476 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34, 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 4091 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.3.34; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4091 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| feedback your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| idea your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user submission your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| vote your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| voting your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “feedback”, “idea” and “user submission” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 118 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
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
11.2y ago
latest release · v1.2 · 19 Aug 2015
3
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 22 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 22 Mar 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ phoyocontact8.9y ago
I tried everything indicated here but it still does not work. This topic was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by phoyocontact.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bfeist10.1y ago
The only thing I would like to be able to change, is for public voting to be optionally controlled via cookie instead of IP. I know this wouldn’t work for public stuff, but I’m using this within an intranet for internal suggestion box, and we all come from the same IP. This topic was modified 9 years, 9 months ago by bfeist. This topic was modified 9 years, 9 months ago by bfeist.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sergeantash10.1y ago
I have been looking for an ‘Ideas’ plugin for a while, this one just looks perfect as its neat, tidy and compact BUT I am so frustrated that it doesn’t work with the latest WordPress 🙁 no matter what I try, I just can’t get the ideas to show on the front-end, it simply states “No ideas exist, why not create one”. Such a shame, if the author can revamp this plugin, I promise and commit to make a donation.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dave Anthony10.2y ago
This is really gonna help me get some feedback thanks guys!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eminozlem11.0y ago
simple to the point
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nickthegreek8211.0y ago
Unfortunately it does not work with the lated WordPress version. It is a great idea, but it does not work. In my case, ideas are not shown in the frontend, even they exist in the backend and they are published. I tried for a couple of hours to debug the code, but I give up. It is a matter of minutes for the developer of the script to find the bug and fix it. For any other programmer it will take days to fix it. So, it does not worth the effort. Please, developers, take some time to fix this, as it is a great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SoursopTree11.2y ago
This is what I am looking for my current project. Thanks so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ atomicnicholas11.3y ago
Beyond restoring faith in humanity, you’ve earned our undying respect and gratefulness for making this feature-packed solution available, and for free.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 7 languages, 2 at 90% or more
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 39 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 784 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "feedback", "user submission" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-29 200+ → 100+ down after 673 days in tier
- 2024-08-25 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-24 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-23 300+ → 200+ down after 360 days in tier
- 2023-08-29 400+ → 300+ down after 257 days in tier
- 2022-12-15 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-12-14 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2022-12-11 500+ → 400+ down after 344 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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Blim Post Suggestion and Vote — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
kk Star Ratings – Rate Post & Collect User Feedbacks 70K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Polls CP 400+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B - W WP likes 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- V Vote It Up 80+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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