Markdown Highlighter
by sohelamin · Uncategorized
A plugin to parse the markdown content from post then highlight it as syntax highlight.
41 health vs 60 average across 6,141 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, 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 3702 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
112
now · peak 112
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-01-10 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-01-09 10+ → 20+ up after 12 days in band
- 2024-12-28 20+ → 10+ down after 93 days in band
- 2024-09-26 10+ → 20+ up after 12 days in band
- 2024-09-14 20+ → 10+ down after 349 days in band
- 2023-10-01 30+ → 20+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Import Markdown – Versatile Markdown Importer 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Markup Markdown 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B
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