Just Writing
by Greg Ross · Admin & Utilities
Adds buttons and features to the Distraction Free Writing Mode for all kinds of extra functions.
65 health vs 55 average across 1,919 Admin & Utilities plugins
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 545 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
57
now · peak 282
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-04-26 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-25 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-04-23 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-22 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-21 300+ → 200+ down after 503 days in band
- 2024-12-04 400+ → 300+ down after 423 days in band
- 2023-10-08 500+ → 400+ down after 289 days in band
- 2022-12-23 600+ → 500+ down after 4 days in band
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/just-writing" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Just Writing — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Just Writing: 200+ active installs, 5.0★ (14 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/just-writing