Improved Save Button
by Label Blanc · Uncategorized
Improve your productivity with this "2-in-1" save button! It saves the post and immediately takes you to your next action.
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 53/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
-5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “close”, “edit” and “list” 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.
53 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →20%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 20.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.29, 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 2365 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.29; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 26 reviews, smoothed to 4.41★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2365 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| close your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| edit your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| list your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| publish your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| save 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
- “close”, “edit” and “list” 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 · 1,386 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 322 · peaks are release surges
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
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
6.5y ago
latest release · v1.2.1 · 10 May 2020
7
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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 24 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Alisha Thomas2.5y ago
Love this plugin! I use CPTs on every site I built, and this plugin just makes it so much faster to add and update new CPTs. It hasn’t been updated in a while, but still works excellently. The only bummer is it doesn’t work with the Gutenberg editor, so if this is still turned on for a CPT, it won’t work. Would love to see this updated at some point, but in the meantime, I am very happy with it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ globalexposures6.4y ago
This should be core part of WordPress. Several of my clients were distressed when it looked like this plugin was abaondoned. So relieved to have it updated recently.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rallisf17.3y ago
Still works on WP 5.2.2, also works on custom post types that use /edit layout (e.g. Woocommerce products). You saved me many hours of just watching the backend reload 😀
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ scottmunson8.2y ago
How do I donate to it? The developers website doesn’t seem to active.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jane8.2y ago
My admin side is a bit laggy during the development phase, so I often Save in one browser tab while I modify in another and it was aggravating to always have to pop back to the first tab just to switch screens to go back to the list of items, or worse, have to go to the next item, and have to make two selections. Now, with a simple click – POOF! – I’m where I need to be. I came from Joomla where this simple, glaringly-necessary option was a part of core and was shockingly dismayed that WordPress did not include it. Big kudos to the Dev for providing this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rickonline_nl8.6y ago
True story.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ certainlyakey8.8y ago
Helps a lot. Many options for customisation. I usually utilise the save and go to list option.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Murque8.8y ago
Just what I needed! Perfect! This topic was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by Murque.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.2.1). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.5 Improved Save Button <= 1.2.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Second-Order SQL Injection via 'meta_key' Parameter ↗2026-07-29 CVE-2026-16092 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.2.1 No patch available
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 6 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
Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
Not checked yet. The readme could not be read from WordPress.org on this visit.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-06 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-05 4K+ → 5K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-03 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-02 4K+ → 5K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-10-31 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-30 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-29 5K+ → 4K+ down after 681 days in tier
- 2022-12-18 6K+ → 5K+ down after 682 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).
- S Save and Close 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags D
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Save with keyboard 3K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D -
Publish View 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D - Q Quick Save 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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List category posts 80K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
VK Link Target Controller 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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