Just One Category
by Michael Adams (mdawaffe) · Uncategorized
On a category's archive page, displays only the posts directly in that category, not in any sub-categories.
41 health vs 56 average across 11,196 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 16+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5976 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
28
now · peak 109
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-17 30+ → 20+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-07-14 20+ → 30+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-07-10 30+ → 20+ down after 8 days in band
- 2026-07-02 20+ → 30+ up after 6 days in band
- 2026-06-26 30+ → 20+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-24 20+ → 30+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-06-20 30+ → 20+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-06-17 20+ → 30+ up after 6 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Custom Archive Titles 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D - E Extra Shortcodes 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Category Archives Block 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Category Archive Widget 800+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Remove Archive Label 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D - C Category Excluder Widget 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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