Kama WP Smiles
by Timur Kamaev · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 19.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Replace WordPress emoticons with dynamic smileys, adding a smiley block to comment forms and admin editor. Pick from existing or create custom sets.
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Health
C 67/100
Stale
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “smiley”, “smileys” and “emoticons” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #6 and #10 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
67 health vs 58 average across 25,752 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 23.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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: Update recency
Updated 438 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.19★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 438 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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
30%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| smiles your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| emoticons smiley | #1 | #1 | — |
| smiley emoticons | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| smileys | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| smiley | #6 | #9 | 0 |
| emoticons | #10 | #10 | up 1 |
| stickers your tag | #17 | #16 | down 1 |
| comment emoticons | #6 | #6 | up 1 |
| emoticon | #12 | #13 | up 1 |
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
11 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “smiley”, “smileys” and “emoticons” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #6 and #10 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 516 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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.
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
1.2y ago
latest release · v1.10.0 · 20 Aug 2025
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 56% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 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 23 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ oshurkov1.8y ago
Самые душевные смайлики за всю историю Интернета! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Konstantine2.4y ago
After installing When i am pressing activate Button, Its Getting me Fatal Error Notification, after That i am unable to remove plugin, i need to Open my Cpanel and remove it From There. This topic was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by Konstantine. Reason: Rating,Missed
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Сергей6.1y ago
Плагин отличный. Но очень нужна его совместимость с другим плагином: https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/asgaros-forum/ На самом сайте все работает, как доходит дело до этого форума – не видит смайлики на нем.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alex180518.6y ago
Установил и сразу работает, никаких заморочек. Огромное вам спасибо!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DS9.2y ago
Отлично работает, спасибо!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Trieu Vy9.3y ago
It works with my WordPress 4.8 site
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ seyran9.6y ago
A good plug-in is easily customizable, and you can add your own smilies to it. I RECOMMEND! If you need samayliki for the site, this plugin is for you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ironfriends11.4y ago
Спасибо за красивые, легкие и удобно настраиваемые смайлы!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 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 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Replace WordPress emoticons with dynamic smileys, adding a smiley block to comment forms and admin editor...."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 2 of 3 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,011 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "stickers" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-05-05 400+ → 300+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2025-04-23 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-22 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-04-19 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-18 400+ → 300+ down after 34 days in tier
- 2025-03-15 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-14 400+ → 300+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-03-09 300+ → 400+ up after 10 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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Disable Comments 100K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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