Keep Pagination in Same Taxonomy
by keith_wp · Uncategorized
Also makes 10 other plugins · 260+ installs across the portfolio →
Makes any previous/next post links use the same taxonomy as the current post.
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Health
C 60/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈190 estimated
Momentum
+26%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “link posts”, “pagination” and “post navigation” 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.
60 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,774 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 574 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 574 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| same | #24 | #24 | down 5 |
| link posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pagination your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post navigation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| previous next posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| previous/next links your tag | Not checked yet | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “link posts”, “pagination” and “post navigation” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 229 · 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
1.6y ago
latest release · v0.15 · 7 Apr 2025
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% 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 23 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bluenail654.1y ago
Thanks for this piece of superb plugin! Been trying to confine users to navigate the same category! I have tried so many methods, including modifying the single.php but to no avail. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Karolina4.6y ago
Highly recommended! Just tried it after many hours of fighting with a Bravada WP Theme! Works wonderfully! Thank you, Keith!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ageurdo5.9y ago
Its perfect funcion! Thank you so much!
Read on wp.org ↗
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Makes any previous/next post links use the same taxonomy as the current post."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 355 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("link posts", "pagination", "previous next posts", "previous/next links" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-16 90+ → 100+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2024-11-24 80+ → 90+ up after 28 days in tier
- 2024-10-27 70+ → 80+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2024-10-10 80+ → 70+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-10-06 70+ → 80+ up after 37 days in tier
- 2024-08-30 60+ → 70+ up after 49 days in tier
- 2024-07-12 70+ → 60+ down after 22 days in tier
- 2024-06-20 60+ → 70+ up after 1 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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Post Paging 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP-PageNavi 400K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP-Paginate 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A - W WP PageNavi Style 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag D
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Pagination by BestWebSoft – Customizable WordPress Content Splitter and Navigation Plugin 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A - W WP Post Navigation 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
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