MainWP Key Maker
by mainwp · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 823K+ installs across the portfolio →
The MainWP Key Maker plugin copies settings for the MainWP Bulk Settings Manager Extension.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.9K estimated
Momentum
+19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “plugin settings” for “keys”. “plugin settings” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “keys” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.9%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 50.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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 2 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 72 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ 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.
36
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
9%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mainwp key maker your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| key | #2 | #11 | 0 |
| mainwp bulk settings extension your tag | #3 | #9 | down 1 |
| mainwp child your tag | #5 | #8 | 0 |
| mainwp your tag | #6 | #13 | down 2 |
| keys | #4 | #15 | 0 |
| maker | #9 | #21 | 0 |
| mainwp extension | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| key manager | #14 | #24 | 0 |
| plugin settings your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
12 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “plugin settings” for “keys”. “plugin settings” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “keys” sits at #4 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 4.1K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.3 · 21 May 2026
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 79% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 30 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 4K.
Install history since 1 Jan 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ xmedianl7mo ago
Totaly unclear how to use this
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Northwoods Dev Studio1.9y ago
When used within the MAINWP ecosystem properly, it works as it should and collects sets of data you can use to mass deploy to other WordPress sites.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Henry Ávila7.9y ago
A must have plugin to anyone who manage a lot of Wp site ps: This plugin just work it used with the paid plugin, but certainly worth every penny
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ehm0110.6y ago
Now and them someone come up with a very useful plugin. This is one example. Copying your configuration from um site to another in specific plugins is cool!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous11.0y ago
Anyone that is using anything other then MainWP to manage all of their WordPress sites is just silly. I switched from InfiniteWP, I have their lifetime package with everything, but changed everything over to MainWP for this very reason, they innovate and make my life easier.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.3 Updated: Improved output escaping compliance throughout plugin (WordPress Coding Standards) Updated: Translation and echo statements with proper context-aware escaping functions Updated: Tested up to tag to 6.9 Updated: 1.3
- — Version 1.2 Fixed: An issue with the Copy to Clipboard button 1.2
- — Version 1.1 Fixed: An issue with creating keys on sites with redirection rules in place Updated: Plugin info 1.1
- — Version 1.0 Fixed: Issue with creating keys on HTTPS sites First version – 10-21-15 1.0
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
0 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 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 235 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("MainWP Bulk Settings Extension", "MainWP Child", "Plugin Settings" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-01 4K+ → 3K+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-14 4K+ → 3K+ down after 93 days in tier
- 2026-06-13 5K+ → 4K+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-06-06 4K+ → 5K+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-05-28 5K+ → 4K+ down after 96 days in tier
- 2026-02-21 4K+ → 5K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-19 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 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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MainWP Post SMTP Extension – Easily Manage WP SMTP Setup for All Sites in One Place 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
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SEOPress for MainWP 800+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
WP Compress for MainWP 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Security Ninja For MainWP 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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