ionCube Tester Plus
by Robert Seyfriedsberger · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 9.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin helps you to determine if the ionCube loaders are installed correctly on your web server. This plugin is sponsored by "Maps Marker Pr …
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
B 77/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “encoding” and “loader” for “tester” and “pr”. “encoding” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tester” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “loader” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “pr” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
77 health vs 58 average across 25,764 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 20.4K 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 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 295 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ 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.
37
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ioncube your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| tester | #4 | #14 | 0 |
| encoding your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| loader your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| php your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| test your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “encoding” and “loader” for “tester” and “pr”. “encoding” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tester” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “loader” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “pr” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 431 · 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.
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
10mo ago
latest release · v1.5 · 11 Jan 2026
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 66% 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 3.3 years ago; the previous band took 3.9 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ neatoeflprep13.0y ago
I think I checked everything but I can’t get it to work on multisite. Could be my host. Not sure.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Robert Seyfriedsberger13.4y ago
dont hesitate to add yours too 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2026-03-04 CVE-2025-69411 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 1.3 Patched in 1.4
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.
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
2 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 "This plugin helps you to determine if the ionCube loaders are installed correctly on your web server. This..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 482 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "test" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-07-31 400+ → 300+ down after 1407 days in tier
- 2019-09-23 300+ → 400+ 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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