Make Me Links
by william.deangelis · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1.0K+ installs across the portfolio →
Turn text URL's throughout your blog content into links!
45 health vs 56 average across 16,375 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, 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 4618 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 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
63
now · peak 144
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
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,385 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ houseofstrauss12.2y ago
Currently this works on all global links. This can cause some weird issues on some site designs. May I suggest, you add options to make link clickable options on: All pages (yes/no) All Categories (yes/no) With toggle ON/Off for each option. Off toggle provides input field for inputting selective IDs for category(s) and page(s) Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ william.deangelis12.7y ago
I’m actually the person that wrote this plugin, so I apologize if this might sound biased. I assure you it’s not. All I did was put some very simple code together to do something that no one else is doing properly. Scouring content and making links out of them. It performs this task very effectively. That’s it! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns at all. I’m also more than happy to add features if they seem worthy. Best wishes! william
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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).
- E Enhanced Text Widget 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C
- A Autologin Links 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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Simple Keyword to Link 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Addon Elementor Container Link 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Broken Link Notifier 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A - L Links shortcode 800+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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