IE Check
by José Marques · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 20+ installs across the portfolio →
Checks if the browser is an older version of Internet Explorer, releases rage if it's IE
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-32%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “internet explorer” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
44 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 3.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, 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 4751 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.7.41; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4751 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| browser compatilibity your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| internet explorer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| web standards your tag | Not checked yet | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “internet explorer” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 7 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 144 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, 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 21 Oct 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.
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.
Crossed into this band 19 months ago; the previous band took 17 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Clarus Dignus12.3y ago
Fantastic plugin. Communicates the message well with a little tongue-in-cheek. Good array of confrontational options.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bxwebber12.3y ago
A sympathetic little plugin (5 star), although it could do with an update (that’s why only 3 stars). What I like: – it only puts extra script in your pages when it needs to (when it detects the set IE versions) – the link to browser upgrades points to a site that always has the latest versions of all major browsers – simple, but enough custom options (message, supported IE versions) – the message page looks tidy/modern But beware: – the layout of the message page looked a bit messed up compared to the screenshot, and looked different in IE 8 and 7. I’m not sure what’s causing this: the theme or WP 3.9? Maybe some CSS overlapping the theme’s CSS? I had to put in some extra lines in my theme’s style sheet to correct this. – Also I couldn’t find the option to disable the dismiss button mentioned in the description. But I decided to use it anyway.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
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 29 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 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 832 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 3 tags appear in the text ("browser compatilibity", "Web Standards" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-19 20+ → 10+ down after 497 days in tier
- 2023-12-09 30+ → 20+ down after 284 days in tier
- 2023-02-28 40+ → 30+ down
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).
- M Modernizr for WordPress 800+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D
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PHP Browser Detection 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D - S Stop Oldies 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
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JT Internet explorer URL 70+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D -
OS Integration 70+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D - B Browser Blocker 50+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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