jQuery UI Widgets
by David Gwyer · Uncategorized
Also makes 13 other plugins · 98.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple, flexible, and powerful way to add jQuery UI widgets to your site posts, pages, or widgets. Works right out of the box!
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Health
A 85/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+27%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “accordion” for “firebug”. “accordion” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “firebug” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 108.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,769 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.
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: WP compatibility
Updated 81 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 19 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 6.8; lagging the current branch costs search weight.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| firebug | #6 | #7 | 0 |
| accordion your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| dialog your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| jquery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| jquery ui your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tabs your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “accordion” for “firebug”. “accordion” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “firebug” sits at #6 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 266 · 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
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
9.1y ago
latest release · v0.60 · 13 Sep 2017
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 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 6 Sep 2015
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
4 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 "Simple, flexible, and powerful way to add jQuery UI widgets to your site posts, pages, or widgets. Works ri..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,596 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Accordion", "Dialog", "tabs" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-19 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-18 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-17 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-15 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-14 2K+ → 1K+ down after 700 days in tier
- 2024-01-14 3K+ → 2K+ down after 467 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 4K+ → 3K+ down after 509 days in tier
- 2021-05-13 5K+ → 4K+ down after 168 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).
- P Post UI Tabs 400+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D
- J jQuery Updater 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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Accordions 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Tabby Responsive Tabs 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Responsive Tabs 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Responsive Tabs — Horizontal, Vertical & Accordion Tabs for WordPress 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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