JSM Show User Metadata
by JS Morisset · Login & Users
Also makes 30 other plugins · 30.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Show user metadata in a metabox when editing users - a great tool for debugging issues with user metadata.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.9K estimated
Momentum
+22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “custom fields”, “profile” and “users” for “user meta”, “metabox” and “debugging”. “custom fields” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “user meta” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “profile” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “metabox” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “users” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “debugging” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 61 average across 2,204 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.8%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 106.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,477 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users 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 1 release 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 3 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, 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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| user metadata | #2 | #12 | down 1 |
| show user meta | #2 | #18 | 0 |
| show | #6 | #17 | up 1 |
| metadata your tag | #8 | #19 | down 2 |
| user meta | #6 | #21 | 0 |
| inspector your tag | #11 | #18 | up 1 |
| show user name | #5 | #22 | down 1 |
| metabox | #14 | #23 | down 2 |
| show posts on profile | #9 | #23 | down 1 |
| debugging | #23 | #23 | down 3 |
| meta | #22 | #22 | up 2 |
| user capabilities | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| show fields | #16 | #24 | 0 |
| as metabox | #16 | #23 | down 1 |
| post metadata | #17 | #23 | down 2 |
| debugging tool | #18 | #23 | down 3 |
| show post | #18 | #22 | down 1 |
| custom fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| profile your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| users your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
45 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 28 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “custom fields”, “profile” and “users” for “user meta”, “metabox” and “debugging”. “custom fields” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “user meta” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “profile” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “metabox” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “users” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “debugging” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “inspector”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.3K · 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
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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v4.9.1 · 27 Sep 2026
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 35% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.3 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Sep 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ yousefmansour3.8y ago
No set up required, does exactly what it says. Great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ straightvisions GmbH8.6y ago
throws now errors/warnings, good performance, just fulfills it’s job. 5 stars
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 4.9.0 New Features None. Improvements None. Bugfixes None. Developer Notes Updated the SucomUtil class. Requires At Least PHP v7.4.33. WordPress v6.0. 4.9.0
- — Version 4.9.1 New Features None. Improvements None. Bugfixes Fixed removal of quote characters from meta key names (props Pervin Zahidli). Developer Notes Updated the SucomUtil::sanitize_meta_key() method to remove single and double q 4.9.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 2 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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Show user metadata in a metabox when editing users - a great tool for debugging issues with user metadata."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for developers"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,107 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "custom fields", "inspector" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-07-04 2K+ → 3K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-07-01 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-06-30 2K+ → 3K+ up after 78 days in tier
- 2023-04-13 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-04-11 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-10 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-04-08 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-04-06 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 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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JSM Show Post Metadata 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
JSM Show Order Metadata for WooCommerce HPOS 700+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Simple Local Avatars 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
One User Avatar | User Profile Picture 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Basic User Avatars 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
Avatar Manager 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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