List category posts with pagination
by mukeshphpmysql · Uncategorized
List Category Posts with pagination allows you to list posts from a category into a post or page using the [mycatlist] shortcode.
44 health vs 59 average across 6,815 Uncategorized plugins
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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5365 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
62
now · peak 153
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-12-22 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in band
- 2024-12-20 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in band
- 2024-12-17 300+ → 200+ down after 323 days in band
- 2024-01-29 400+ → 300+ down after 267 days in band
- 2023-05-07 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in band
- 2023-05-05 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in band
- 2023-05-04 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-05-03 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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List category posts 80K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
GUI for List Category Posts 600+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D -
WP-PageNavi 500K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C -
Category Posts Widget 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Essential Widgets 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B - W WP PageNavi Style 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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