Limit Post Add-On
by doc4 · Uncategorized
Also makes 8 other plugins · 2.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
We have expanded on the original plugin to include WordPress' get_the_content tag in order to limit post copy with stripped html tags.
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Health
B 78/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈380 estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “copy” for “limit posts”. “copy” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “limit posts” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
78 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 36.5K 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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 163 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ 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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit copy your tag | #5 | #22 | 0 |
| limit post your tag | #7 | #24 | down 1 |
| limit text your tag | #10 | #23 | 0 |
| limit | #14 | #24 | up 3 |
| limit text length | #5 | #22 | 0 |
| limit posts | #12 | #24 | 0 |
| limit tags | #11 | #24 | — |
| text limit | #15 | #24 | up 1 |
| order limit | #20 | #24 | down 1 |
| copy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “copy” for “limit posts”. “copy” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “limit posts” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 620 · 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.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v2.1 · 21 May 2026
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 38% 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 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.
Install history since 4 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Scott Grayban12.0y ago
Does not work at all
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ noahbass13.5y ago
only had to add <?php the_content_limit(140); ?> to my loop and it works perfectly. I spent a few minutes poking around the source and made some cosmetic changes, but other than that its just plug and play!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! 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 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 774 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "limit copy", "limit text" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-30 400+ → 300+ down after 321 days in tier
- 2025-10-13 500+ → 400+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-10-09 400+ → 500+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-09-30 500+ → 400+ down after 428 days in tier
- 2024-07-29 600+ → 500+ down after 283 days in tier
- 2023-10-20 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-19 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-18 700+ → 600+ down after 228 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 Cloner 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D - S Simple Copy Post Button 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Multisite Post Duplicator 300+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
Yoast Duplicate Post 3M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Header and Footer Scripts 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B
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