Just the Page
by Ben Balter · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 2.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Displays page content with no additional formatting (e.g., no header, footer, etc.). Useful for publishing stand-alone HTML (such as invitations) with …
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “footer”, “formatting” and “header” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 18.9K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 5341 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.4.2; the current branch is 6.8
4.2★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5341 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| footer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| formatting your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| header your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| template your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches 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
- “footer”, “formatting” and “header” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 269 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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
14.6y ago
latest release · v1.0 · 17 Mar 2012
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 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 10 May 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ paranoidandroid889.5y ago
well, i can’t be surprised. He isnt’ supported this plugin for last 5 years! so as expected for 4.7.4 it does NOT wort. Only strips off ALL css. try https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/show-content-only/ “show content only” plugin. It has a base css parameter that shows some css vs. text only. however it isnt grabbing my bootstrap css. it’s probably an easy fix, if some one were to just go into the plugin php file and update the css to css of your choice. This topic was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by paranoidandroid88.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sean12.5y ago
No issues, does what it says.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MarciKobayashi13.4y ago
I’m a newbie. The site I’m reconstructing in WordPress has 50+ buttons viewers click on to get more information in a pop-up window. I only need a simple blank page for one paragraph or so and the header, sidebar, etc. was in the way. I got the desired effect within 5 minutes of discovering this plugin. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jonnieoah13.7y ago
Will greatly reduce forum searches on: hiding a header hiding header navbar/menu hiding a page title of one page removing large white space above body No sidebars Static page with no header/footer/sidebars (seems so) Starting quick without all the pre-coding for: Splash Pages Landing Pages Squeeze Pages An Image Gallery (possibly) Awesome !!!! Works with TwentyTwelve Theme Footer Gone from One Page Only or each page as needed “Proudly powered by WordPress” – GONE !! 5 Stars – Fugetaboutiit !!! 10 Stars !!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous13.9y ago
By allowing only the body of the page to be returned to the browser, just the page offers an amazing degree of flexibility that is otherwise beyond the reach of wordpress.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
3 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 "Displays page content with no additional formatting (e.g., no header, footer, etc.). Useful for publishing..."
- ! 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 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 475 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "template" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-12 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-10 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-08 200+ → 100+ down after 670 days in tier
- 2024-03-09 300+ → 200+ down after 284 days in tier
- 2023-05-30 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-29 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-05-26 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-25 300+ → 400+ up after 4 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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Header and Footer Scripts 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B - S SOGO Add Script to Individual Pages Header Footer 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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