Liveblog
by Automattic · Uncategorized
Also makes 78 other plugins · 18.2M+ installs across the portfolio →
Empowers website owners to provide rich and engaging live event coverage to a large, distributed audience.
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Health
B 78/100
no flags
Active installs
2K+
≈2.2K estimated
Momentum
+64%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “live blog” for “coverage”. “live blog” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “coverage” sits at #10 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 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 101.7K 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 7 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 25 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
2.9★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 3.82★ 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| liveblog your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| wordpress liveblog | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| coverage | #10 | #19 | 0 |
| live news coverage | #10 | #18 | 0 |
| news coverage | #24 | #22 | down 1 |
| live blog your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| news your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| real time your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sports your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “live blog” for “coverage”. “live blog” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “coverage” sits at #10 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
7
releases in the last 12 months
25d ago
latest release · v1.13.0 · 6 Oct 2026
30
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “2K+”. 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 over 2K.
At the current install trend, crossing 3K+ in roughly 126 days.
Install history since 1 Dec 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Bjørn Nielsen2.9y ago
Great plugins! Just need to figure out how they work… but once I do, they’re really well made
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ edwardyves27.8y ago
I think this plugin is not good at all. Plus the customer service is bad, to me it seem that person not really know how to addressing or resolve my issue.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andrew P. Popov8.1y ago
Плагин выключен. И не больше не работает. Поддержка исчезла. На странице их сайта замок. The plugin is disabled. And does not work anymore. Support disappeared. On the page of their site is the castle.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ smbutler798.2y ago
The plugin does post information as specified and was a decent option when we used several work arounds to get our posts up cleanly. We are no longer using this plugin because of several broken features. Browsing through the support page, it looks like all of my complaints are on there with ZERO response from the developers. The apostrophe issue is the major one (code &x27; instead of ‘), embeds are not working as they should, word wrapping instead of breaking and the text editor has a scrolling window that continuously types content instead of wrapping making it very hard to see content. We need simplicity in design just like the WordPress Posts and Pages. Appreciate the effort as it is a powerful tool, just not 100% complete yet. I have non web people using the plugin and they need simple simple simple.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kennylai58.3y ago
Wish there is more tech support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tiotrom8.5y ago
Not sure why many gave so little stars. For me it works quite well. What it lacks is the ability to add it as a shortcode to any page. Right now the only way to add it is to a post, which is very limiting. Anyways, super useful plugin. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jalal Torabi8.9y ago
This Plugin is Very good ! Thanks !!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rinoadiary9.9y ago
it doesn’t work anymore, and the support team’s disappeared
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 129 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 105 more locales with partial translations.
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 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 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,486 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("live blog", "news", "real-time", "sports" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-20 1K+ → 2K+ up after 120 days in tier
- 2026-04-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-21 1K+ → 2K+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-04-15 2K+ → 1K+ down after 51 days in tier
- 2026-02-23 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-02-18 1K+ → 2K+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-02-06 2K+ → 1K+ down after 5 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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Arena.IM – Live Blogging for real-time events 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
DmiMag LiveBlog. Live broadcast 40+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - W WorldNews Plugin 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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XML Sitemap & Google News 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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