List Plugins
by KaizenCoders · Uncategorized
Create a list of the active plugins in a page (when the shortcode [list_plugins] is found).
44 health vs 61 average across 5,546 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, 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 3742 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
54
now · peak 187
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-07-03 20+ → 10+ down after 9 days in band
- 2025-06-24 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-06-22 20+ → 10+ down after 23 days in band
- 2025-05-30 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-05-29 20+ → 10+ down after 5 days in band
- 2025-05-24 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-05-23 20+ → 10+ down after 4 days in band
- 2025-05-19 10+ → 20+ 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★ · 1 shared tag A -
VK Link Target Controller 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B - M My-Plugins 30K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag D
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Link Library 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Show/Hide Content at Set Time 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D -
WooCommerce Grid / List toggle 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/list-plugins" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="List Plugins — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> List Plugins: 10+ active installs, 4.0★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/list-plugins