Markdown for AI Agents
by Selvakumar Duraipandian · AI
Also makes 3 other plugins · 510+ installs across the portfolio →
Serve clean Markdown versions of WordPress content to AI agents using HTTP content negotiation.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈600 estimated
Momentum
+15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “ai” and “llm” for “agents” and “ai agents”. “ai” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “agents” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “llm” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ai agents” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 77 average across 3,394 AI plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →18%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 2.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median AI plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,010 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other AI 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 1 release 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 23 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ 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.
70
Momentum
Gaining ground
+3.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
68%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+2.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| content negotiation your tag | #1 | #6 | up 4 |
| negotiation | #2 | #9 | up 8 |
| markdown your tag | #4 | #15 | up 11 |
| rag your tag | #4 | #12 | up 11 |
| agents | #9 | #22 | down 2 |
| ai agents | #15 | #22 | down 2 |
| add agents | #8 | #23 | 0 |
| ai crawler | #16 | #22 | up 1 |
| ai crawlers | #16 | #22 | up 1 |
| ai agent | #21 | #24 | down 1 |
| ai your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| llm your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
22 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “ai” and “llm” for “agents” and “ai agents”. “ai” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “agents” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “llm” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ai agents” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 9 Mar 2026 · 237 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 790 · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
8mo ago
latest release · v1.0.0 · 9 Mar 2026
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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
At the current install trend, crossing 600+ in roughly 58 days.
Install history since 8 Mar 2026
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names Markdown for AI Agents when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 25 Oct 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- AI agents
Readme readiness
5 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 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("ideal 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 2 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,972 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-30 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-28 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-27 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-24 600+ → 500+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-10-17 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-15 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-14 500+ → 600+ up after 3 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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Mescio for Agents 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Serve Markdown 80+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Website LLMs.txt 50K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
LLM Markdown – Markdown Endpoints for AI Agents 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
AI Provider for Ollama 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Vercel AI Gateway Provider 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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