List Posts by Categories
by mapelo · Uncategorized
Displays a list of posts in one or more categories (with OR,AND logic between categories) using simple shortcode.
41 health vs 56 average across 11,181 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 15+ 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 5493 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
110
now · peak 112
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 “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-12 60+ → 50+ down after 98 days in band
- 2025-11-06 70+ → 60+ down after 21 days in band
- 2025-10-16 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-10-14 70+ → 60+ down after 3 days in band
- 2025-10-11 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-10-10 70+ → 60+ down after 9 days in band
- 2025-10-01 60+ → 70+ up after 3 days in band
- 2025-09-28 70+ → 60+ down after 1 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★ · 2 shared tags A -
Category Posts Widget 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Essential Widgets 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Flexible Posts Widget 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
SEO Auto Linker 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Post Category Filter (WP Admin) 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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