Inline Preview
by Christopher Finke · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 320+ installs across the portfolio →
Inline Preview adds a preview of the post you're writing next to the editor when you click Preview (instead of opening it in a new tab).
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 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈360 estimated
Momentum
+31%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “live preview” and “preview” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.8%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 10.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, well behind 7.1.
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 3618 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 7.1
4.9★ over 8 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3618 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| live preview your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| preview your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “live preview” and “preview” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 119 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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
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
9.9y ago
latest release · v4.3 · 7 Dec 2016
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; the previous band took 2.1 years to cross, which places it about 62% of the way through.
Install history since 9 Apr 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Noahj11.5y ago
Works wonderfully.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ricard Torres12.8y ago
It’s great. I hope this get into core some day, just like the Ghost platform does. I’d be amazing to have a real time preview, like I said, in core.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tom Greenwood13.0y ago
It is great to see someone thinking about how the visual editor needs to improve. This plugin provides a quick and simple way for the author to see what their post will look like when published. In an ideal world it would be a live preview, but maybe that is something for the future 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Prof Melo13.0y ago
Really great idea. An inline preview could make my life a lot easier! Let us know how we could contribute to keep you developing it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chicchera13.1y ago
Brilliant idea. Just wish I had known about it before. It makes for such better workflow…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Li-An13.1y ago
A very useful plugin… but works better on wide screen.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ visiondesign13.2y ago
thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ NewStart Designs13.4y ago
Exactly what was needed in the Core WordPress release. Superb plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Inline Preview adds a preview of the post you're writing next to the editor when you click Preview (instead..."
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 617 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-23 400+ → 300+ down after 756 days in tier
- 2023-12-29 500+ → 400+ down after 441 days in tier
- 2022-10-14 600+ → 500+ down after 206 days in tier
- 2022-03-22 500+ → 600+ up after 411 days in tier
- 2021-02-04 700+ → 500+ down after 426 days in tier
- 2019-12-06 400+ → 700+ up
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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Mini Live Preview URL 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Public Post Preview 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Preview E-mails for WooCommerce 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A - P Public Post Preview Configurator 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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WP-DraftsForFriends 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Shortcode Preview Block 900+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B
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