Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer
by Internet Archive · Uncategorized
Automatically fix broken links by replacing them with archived versions from the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.7K estimated
Momentum
+8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “fixer”, “archived” and “page archive” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #7 and #10 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
82 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.5%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 22K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
This plugin shipped 10 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 13 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.8★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
12%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| archive links your tag | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| internet | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| internet archive your tag | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| wayback | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| wayback machine your tag | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| machine | #2 | #8 | 0 |
| link fixer | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| at internet | #1 | #4 | — |
| fixer | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| web archive | #2 | #11 | 0 |
| archive | #7 | #15 | down 1 |
| archived | #7 | #14 | down 3 |
| archive page | #9 | #19 | 0 |
| page archive | #10 | #18 | down 1 |
| outbound links | #15 | #18 | down 1 |
| custom archive | #10 | #18 | 0 |
| snapshot | #16 | #23 | down 4 |
| snapshots | #16 | #23 | down 2 |
| betting | #17 | #8 | down 1 |
| broken link checker | #24 | #18 | 0 |
| broken links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
55 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 34 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
- Add “fixer”, “archived” and “page archive” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #7 and #10 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 18 Oct 2025 · 381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6.3K · 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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
10
releases in the last 12 months
13d ago
latest release · v1.5.0 · 20 Oct 2026
11
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 67% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Oct 2025
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 9 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 2 Nov 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 ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 9 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,382 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "archive links" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-02 900+ → 1K+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-02-17 800+ → 900+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-02-11 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-09 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-07 500+ → 600+ up after 51 days in tier
- 2025-12-18 400+ → 500+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-12-13 300+ → 400+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2025-12-06 200+ → 300+ up after 4 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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Archivarix Broken Links Recovery 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Archiveo – Importer for the Wayback Machine 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Broken Link Checker 500K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO – Find & Fix Broken Internal, External & Video Links 200K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
404 to 301 – Redirect Manager, 301 Redirection, 404 Error Logs & 404 Monitoring 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
404 Solution 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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