Mark Posts
by flymke · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Mark and highlight posts, pages and posts of custom post types within the posts overview.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “color”, “featured” and “status” for “wiki”, “limit posts” and “overview”. “color” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wiki” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “featured” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “limit posts” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “status” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “overview” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 18.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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.
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 61 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mark | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| posts overview | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| mark post | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| playground | #9 | #17 | 0 |
| overview | #18 | #20 | up 2 |
| highlight your tag | #24 | #22 | — |
| wiki | #17 | #21 | down 1 |
| limit posts | #18 | #22 | 0 |
| latest posts | #22 | #21 | down 1 |
| markers | #20 | #23 | down 2 |
| hide posts | #21 | #22 | up 1 |
| marker | #23 | #21 | down 3 |
| color your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| featured your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| status your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tag your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
24 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “color”, “featured” and “status” for “wiki”, “limit posts” and “overview”. “color” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wiki” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “featured” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “limit posts” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “status” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “overview” sits at #18 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 1.4K · 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
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
1.7y ago
latest release · v2.2.6 · 12 Feb 2025
27
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.1 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 24 Mar 2015
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.2.6). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2022-03-14 CVE-2022-0958 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 2.0.1 Patched in 2.0.1
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 3 at 90% or more
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 3 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 652 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "featured", "tag" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-09-21 900+ → 1K+ up after 306 days in tier
- 2022-11-19 800+ → 900+ up after 459 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 700+ → 800+ up after 57 days in tier
- 2021-06-21 500+ → 700+ up after 238 days in tier
- 2020-10-26 300+ → 500+ up after 431 days in tier
- 2019-08-22 100+ → 300+ up
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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Colored Admin Post List 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Custom Highlight Color 900+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Twitch Status 100+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D - Y Yet Another Featured Posts Plugin (YAFPP) 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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String locator 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Pages with category and tag 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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