Static Site Exporter
by Ben Balter · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 2.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Export WordPress posts and pages to Markdown and YAML for Jekyll, Hugo, and other static site generators.
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 81/100
no flags
Active installs
400+
≈480 estimated
Momentum
+100%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “export” and “markdown” for “subversion” and “yaml”. “export” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “subversion” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “markdown” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “yaml” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
81 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 45.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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 17 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 20 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.5★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 3.98★ 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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
8%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| jekyll your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| bash | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| hugo your tag | #4 | #4 | — |
| static site your tag | #6 | #18 | 0 |
| yaml | #5 | #11 | up 1 |
| subversion | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| exporter | #8 | #13 | down 1 |
| static site export | #4 | #16 | 0 |
| static site generator | #8 | #16 | 0 |
| static | #14 | #23 | down 1 |
| page exporter | #5 | #9 | 0 |
| static export | #9 | #22 | down 1 |
| categories and tags converter | #20 | #19 | down 4 |
| science | #23 | #16 | down 1 |
| export markdown | #18 | #21 | down 1 |
| static website | #19 | #23 | down 1 |
| export your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| markdown your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
45 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 16 listed. 29 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “export” and “markdown” for “subversion” and “yaml”. “export” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “subversion” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “markdown” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “yaml” sits at #5 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.8K · 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.
17
releases in the last 12 months
20d ago
latest release · v4.4.0 · 11 Oct 2026
35
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 500.
Install history since 12 Nov 2016
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Export WordPress posts and pages to Markdown and YAML for Jekyll, Hugo, and other static site generators."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use cases", "if you want", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Advanced Custom Fields, WP-CLI.
- ✓ Headings and lists 52 headings and 18 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 17,107 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-29 500+ → 400+ down after 121 days in tier
- 2026-04-30 600+ → 500+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2026-04-13 500+ → 600+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2026-03-15 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-14 500+ → 600+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-03-10 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-09 500+ → 600+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2026-02-08 600+ → 500+ down after 19 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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Simple Export to Markdown 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A - W WP Gatsby Markdown Exporter 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- Q QH Markdown Exporter 70+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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SmartCloud Static Publisher 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Summix GetMD 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Widget Importer & Exporter 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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