Post Kinds
by David Shanske · Social
Also makes 4 other plugins · 720+ installs across the portfolio →
Ever want to reply to someone else's post with a post on your own site? Or to "like" someone else's post, but with your own site?
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
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+42%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “interaction”, “posts” and “share” 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.
86 health vs 58 average across 1,835 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 33.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,276 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Social plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 4 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
40
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
22%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.6
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| post kinds | #2 | #10 | 0 |
| webmention your tag | #4 | #5 | up 5 |
| indieweb your tag | #5 | #7 | up 6 |
| interaction your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| share your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
67 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 64 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “interaction”, “posts” and “share” 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.
- Already on top for “post kinds”. #2 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 703 · 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 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
4d ago
latest release · v4.0.1 · 29 Oct 2026
99
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 23 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 ↗- ★★★★★ Dan Q6.7y ago
I use very few WordPress plugins these days, having reimplemented most of the functionality I need into my custom theme, but this one’s still essential. Thanks for your hard work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ erogers6.8y ago
It works well with the Classic Editor, but not Gutenberg. If you use Gutenberg, you have switch over to Classic to set a Post Kind.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Khürt Williams9.0y ago
… but I think there are way too many post kinds.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chris Aldrich11.0y ago
The recent upgrades/changes to this recently are fantastic, particularly for bookmarked articles. The tabbed layout in the UI is a nice change, as well as the AJAX retrieve which now allows easier modification after-the-fact.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous11.7y ago
Will not install, please do not submit until the the thing actually works. Will also post this to IndieWeb WordPress Syndication plugin wich produces same error. *If the thing does not work, there is no thing*
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ acegiak11.7y ago
A couple of competing ways of handling indieweb metadata on WordPress have come and gone and Post Kinds has kind of emerged as the megazord combination of them all and acts as an excellent central point for getting a WordPress install indiewebified quickly.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (4.0.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2015-05-13 CVE-2015-9494 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.3.1.1 Patched in 1.3.1.1
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 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
5 of 8 pass · checked 27 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 13 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 13 of 13 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,240 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("interaction", "share", "webmention" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-26 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-25 100+ → 200+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2024-12-15 200+ → 100+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2024-12-10 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-12-08 200+ → 100+ down after 22 days in tier
- 2024-11-16 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-15 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-14 100+ → 200+ up after 5 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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Webmention 900+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
IndieWeb 600+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
GenerateBlocks 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Popular Posts 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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