Matrix SEO
by matrixseo · Uncategorized
Probably the most advanced SEO plugin for WordPress.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
-23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Support resolution scores 0/100. Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 3.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31, 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 2845 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.31; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
0 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Last updated 2845 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 6 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 69 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
7.8y ago
latest release · v1.0.10 · 17 Jan 2019
9
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 5 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ harmvarwijk9.4y ago
Hello, seldom I find the time or need to share my experience with all our fellow webmasters, I apologize for this. I save much time by using progressive smart plugins and learn here and there. Thank you all for contributing to this. Matrix SEO I am using it for some time now, and I like the whole way of working with it. I think this people are on to something, and I would love to see how they develop. I see no problems in advising this plugin to anyone. It is always good to help a friend. 5 out of 5 stars! for motivation and innovation.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ justM9.4y ago
I didn’t even have to lift a finger to get my SEO done by this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mciprian9.4y ago
Adds words to titles improving SEO. Long awaited plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ karl2329.4y ago
Easy to use and very helpful. This topic was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by karl232.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 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 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 Mentions Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 347 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text No tags set.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/matrixseo" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Matrix SEO — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Matrix SEO: 10+ active installs, 5.0★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/matrixseo
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