Library Bookshelves
by photonicgnostic · Uncategorized
Create bookshelves that link to your library catalog. Use shortcodes to display book covers in carousels.
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Health
C 59/100
Stale · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
500+
≈550 estimated
Momentum
+43%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “books”, “catalog” and “library” 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.
59 health vs 58 average across 25,733 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 28.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 609 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| opac your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| bookshelf your tag | #5 | #4 | 0 |
| book library | #19 | #24 | down 3 |
| books library | #19 | #24 | down 1 |
| books your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| catalog your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| library your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
19 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 15 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “books”, “catalog” and “library” 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 916 · 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
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
1.7y ago
latest release · v5.11 · 1 Mar 2025
22
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 “500+”. 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 20 Nov 2019
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (5.11). 3 of 4 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 Library Bookshelves <= 5.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-22 CVE-2025-57964 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.11 No patch available
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Library Bookshelves <= 5.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-02-17 CVE-2024-13464 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.10 Patched in 5.11
- 2024-12-11 CVE-2024-11359 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.8 Patched in 5.9
- 2024-11-18 CVE-2024-52453 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.8 Patched in 5.9
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create bookshelves that link to your library catalog. Use shortcodes to display book covers in carousels."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,688 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-27 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-26 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-12-23 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-22 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-12-19 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-18 500+ → 600+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2025-11-26 600+ → 500+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-11-20 500+ → 600+ up after 2 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).
-
Library Management System 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Classroom Library 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - B BNC BiblioShare 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- B Bestseller Lists from the New York Times 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- S Scriblio 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- D DeadTrees 10+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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