Map Categories to Pages
by Amit Verma · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 700+ installs across the portfolio →
Displays categories box on "Edit Page" page.
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
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
700+
≈750 estimated
Momentum
0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “categories”, “categories to pages” and “pages” 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.
49 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 46.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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 14+ 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 5234 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 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5234 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| categories your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| categories to pages your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pages your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| related pages your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “categories”, “categories to pages” and “pages” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 212 · 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
14.3y ago
latest release · v1.3.2 · 4 Jul 2012
7
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 “700+”. 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 54% of the way through.
Install history since 26 Jan 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ yoshimitsu123413.2y ago
Did the trick fo me. Thanks a ton to the developer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ellentk13.5y ago
works like a charm!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wellrootedmedia13.6y ago
Using this for a local restaurant website. I created a plugin for a Instagram on their site and this plugin came in very handy since I use custom templates… Thank you so much!!!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.3.2). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 4.4 Map Categories to Pages <= 1.3.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-26 CVE-2025-60146 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3.2 No patch available
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.
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 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Displays categories box on "Edit Page" page."
- ! 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 1,706 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "related pages" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-17 800+ → 700+ down after 169 days in tier
- 2025-11-29 900+ → 800+ down after 255 days in tier
- 2025-03-19 1K+ → 900+ down
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).
- P Post Tags and Categories for Pages 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
-
Essential Widgets 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
SEO Auto Linker 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Socius Marketing Page Taxonomy 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - W WP Multilingual Sitemap 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
-
Category For Pages 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Map Categories to Pages into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/map-categories-to-pages" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Map Categories to Pages — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Map Categories to Pages: 700+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/map-categories-to-pages
Spotted a number that looks wrong? Report a data issue and we'll check it against the source.