Save and Close
by lightbulbdigital · Uncategorized
Adds a Save and Close button to the admin post edit screen which allows you to return to the post listing page after editing.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “close”, “edit” and “editing” 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.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.4%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 6.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4945 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4945 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| close your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| edit your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| publish your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| save your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “close”, “edit” and “editing” 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 117 · 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
13.5y ago
latest release · v1.2.1 · 18 Apr 2013
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 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 13 Oct 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ repairmant10.4y ago
Just installed to my 4.5.2 and it worked great then upgraded to 4.5.3 and still works wow after years of no updates it’s still working. Glad I gave this a try. Would be cool if author came back and adjusted the update/close button to be on the same line as the normal update button so it takes up less room but still great pluggin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ The Krotek10.5y ago
Used to have Save & Close button in Joomla and was very frustrated, when none was found in WordPress. This little plugin helped me restore my belief in humankind. Thank you! P.S.: Works perfectly on WP 4.5.2 despite that it hasn’t been updated for quite a while.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Martin Sauter11.6y ago
Very helpful little plug-in. This should be part of the WordPress core anyway. However, to earn a 5 star rating the support of media elements would be necessary (not only posts and pages).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gonzalezea11.8y ago
A minor misplacement in close button but nothing too bad. So far working flawlessly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ richrock209712.0y ago
Took a bit of a gamble on WP4, but works great! I’ll keep this as it makes content production so much smoother.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ taliwalt12.2y ago
One of the first things I install on a new WordPress installation
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Albert Brückmann12.7y ago
When Plugin is activated and button “Update and close” is clicked in the ACF Plugin (Advanced custom fields), ALL FIELDS ARE BEING DELETED INSTANTLY. Destroyed my entire home page.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jordi Mont12.8y ago
Thank you for this extension. Save a lot of time. Needs to be a core funcionality soon.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
2 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 "Adds a Save and Close button to the admin post edit screen which allows you to return to the post listing p..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 686 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-04-23 500+ → 400+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2026-04-15 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-14 500+ → 400+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-04-07 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-06 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-05 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-04 500+ → 400+ down after 386 days in tier
- 2025-03-14 600+ → 500+ down 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).
- I Improved Save Button 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags D
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Publish View 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Save & Go 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A - C Configurator 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- Q Quick Save 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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