Manage/View Your Posts Only
by fearnowrath · Uncategorized
Allows contributors of a blog to only view and manage their posts without seeing other contributors’ posts
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “contributor” and “guest writers” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 11.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
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 3.4.2, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4536 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.4.2; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4536 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| contributor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| guest writers your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “contributor” and “guest writers” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 223 · 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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
12.4y ago
latest release · v0.1 · 31 May 2014
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jh200015.7y ago
It is incredible that this still functions (for now). It won’t be long before this plugin becomes unusable though. If someone wants to take it over and recommend something modern (why WP doesn’t make this a native feature….idk). At least, for the moment, it works still 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ potel6.1y ago
Excellent plugin, it worked perfectly in the most current version of WordPress even though it was so long without updating !!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sleneau10.8y ago
If you want this to apply to custom post types, simply modify the following line in the plugin: function mypo_parse_query_useronly( $wp_query ) { if ( strpos( $_SERVER[ 'REQUEST_URI' ], '/wp-admin/edit.php' ) !== false ) { To include the endpoint of the edit page for the custom post type, like so: function mypo_parse_query_useronly( $wp_query ) { if ( strpos( $_SERVER[ 'REQUEST_URI' ], '/wp-admin/edit.php' ) !== false || strpos( $_SERVER[ 'REQUEST_URI' ], '/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=[POST TYPE SLUG]' ) !== false ) { You can add as many custom post types separated by OR operators “||” as you’d like.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fearnowrath12.4y ago
The plugin will allow a contributor to manage or view only the posts or drafts that they have written without letting them see what other contributors or authors have published. Simply install the plugin and it will take care of the rest.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allows contributors of a blog to only view and manage their posts without seeing other contributors’ posts"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("designed for"); say who the plugin is for and 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 1,318 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-02 500+ → 400+ down after 288 days in tier
- 2025-07-18 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-17 500+ → 600+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-07-13 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-12 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-11 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-09 500+ → 600+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-06-27 600+ → 500+ down after 7 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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Molongui Post Contributors: Multi-Role Contributor Attribution 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B - E Enable Contributor Uploads 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B
- C Contributors' Posts 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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Contributor Résumé and Insights 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B - W WP Compteur 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
- C Contributors Media Upload by Mstoic 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
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