Kanbanz
by Softaculous · Analytics
Also makes 12 other plugins · 4.2M+ installs across the portfolio →
Visual kanban boards inside WordPress. Drag-and-drop task management with custom columns, subtasks, roles and optional Deskuss ticket sync.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2K estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: Swap “productivity” and “project management” for “boards” and “task”. “productivity” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “boards” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “project management” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “task” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 67 average across 1,826 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →42%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 4.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Analytics plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,007 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Analytics 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 19 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ 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.
82
Momentum
Gaining ground
+6.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
80%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
+5.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kanban your tag | #4 | #12 | up 5 |
| task tracking your tag | #8 | #24 | up 16 |
| task management your tag | #15 | #21 | — |
| project management your tag | #15 | #23 | — |
| productivity your tag | #19 | #24 | 0 |
| task | #24 | #24 | — |
| boards | #24 | #24 | — |
29 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 22 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “productivity” and “project management” for “boards” and “task”. “productivity” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “boards” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “project management” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “task” sits at #24 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 “project management”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “task management”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 2 Oct 2026 · 29 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.8K · 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
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 2K.
Install history since 10 Oct 2026
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 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Visual kanban boards inside WordPress. Drag-and-drop task management with custom columns, subtasks, roles a..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("built for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,692 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("productivity", "project management", "task tracking" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 1K+ → 2K+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-10-23 800+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-22 600+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 400+ → 500+ up after 0 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 300+ → 400+ up
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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Zoobbe – Project Management & Kanban Boards — installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
FluentBoards – Project Management, Task Management, Goal Tracking, Kanban Board, and, Team Collaboration 6K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Project Manager – AI Powered Project Management, Task Management, Kanban Board & Time Tracker 5K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
LazyTasks – Project & Task Management with Collaboration, Kanban and Gantt Chart 80+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B -
ProjectPlot — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
OrbitalWP – Task Manager — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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