Localize WordPress
by S · Uncategorized
Easily switch to any localization from GlotPress
45 health vs 68 average across 3,406 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 5490 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
39
now · peak 90
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 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-11-02 300+ → 200+ down after 530 days in band
- 2024-05-21 400+ → 300+ down after 299 days in band
- 2023-07-27 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in band
- 2023-07-25 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in band
- 2023-07-24 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in band
- 2023-07-22 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in band
- 2023-07-21 500+ → 400+ down after 251 days in band
- 2022-11-12 600+ → 500+ 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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Language Fallback 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B - A Admin in English 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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Polylang 800K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
Manage Notification E-mails 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Performant Translations 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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