Loan Comparison
by Graham · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 1.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple way to compare loans from banks and other providers. Uses sliders to set the amount and term and display the number of matching banks.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈400 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: Add “comparison tables”, “comparison table” and “ribbon” to your wp.org tags. You rank #12, #15 and #19 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 14.2K 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 1 release 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 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| loan application | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| loan | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| repayments your tag | #2 | #3 | down 1 |
| comparison your tag | #3 | #14 | 0 |
| loans your tag | #5 | #9 | down 1 |
| comparison tools | #2 | #11 | up 1 |
| banks your tag | #16 | #22 | down 1 |
| comparison tables | #12 | #22 | up 1 |
| comparison table | #15 | #23 | down 3 |
| ribbon | #19 | #22 | down 1 |
| promo | #24 | #21 | down 1 |
21 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “comparison tables”, “comparison table” and “ribbon” to your wp.org tags. You rank #12, #15 and #19 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “banks”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 588 · 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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v2.0.2 · 21 May 2026
21
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% 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 11 days ago and the previous band took 21 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.
Install history since 11 May 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ topo776.0y ago
Great plugin. Allows you to quickly and beautifully display cards with offers on your site. A lot of necessary settings. 5 stars.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xandiddly7.1y ago
Really this is fantastic and not found one that compares
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Turbo Web7.4y ago
The plug-in worked fantastic, had great design and was very easy to set-up and customize. It’s the first time ever I write a plug-in review. It impressed me that much. I’m surprised it’s not more popular.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.0.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Loan Comparison <= 2.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-12-23 CVE-2024-12814 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.0 Patched in 2.0.1
- 2023-01-25 CVE-2023-0442 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.1 Patched in 1.5.3
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Loan Comparison <= 1.5.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗2023-01-25 CVE-2023-0366 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.2 Patched in 1.5.3
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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
4 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 "A simple way to compare loans from banks and other providers. Uses sliders to set the amount and term and d..."
- ! 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 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,259 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-20 400+ → 300+ down after 636 days in tier
- 2025-01-22 500+ → 400+ down after 167 days in tier
- 2024-08-08 400+ → 500+ up after 316 days in tier
- 2023-09-27 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-26 400+ → 500+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2023-09-22 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-21 400+ → 500+ up after 41 days in tier
- 2023-08-11 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
Competes with
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