Meks ThemeForest Smart Widget
by Meks · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 13 other plugins · 94.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily display ThemeForest items inside WordPress widget.
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Health
C 58/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “affiliate”, “envato” and “marketplace” 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.
58 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 310.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,189 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 831 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
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: Last updated 831 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| themeforest your tag | #3 | #11 | down 1 |
| envato themeforest | #4 | #10 | down 1 |
| affiliate your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| envato your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| marketplace your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 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
- “affiliate”, “envato” and “marketplace” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 8.3K · 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
2.3y ago
latest release · v1.6 · 23 Jul 2024
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 72% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 years ago; the previous band took 5.8 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 7 Aug 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ zerge13.1y ago
Good work! Thanks 😉
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.6 WP 6.6 compatibility tested Patched a minor security issue 1.6
- — Version 1.5 WP 6.3 compatibility tested Patched a minor security issue 1.5
- — Version 1.4 Notification for meks plugins 1.4
- — Version 1.3 Added: Option to provide Envato API Token in order to use the latest Envato API version Improved: Couple of tweaks inside the widget options user intefrace 1.3
- — Version 1.2 Added an option to add rel=”nofollow” parameter to items Added image dimensions attributes to item thubmnails (for better page speed score) 1.2
- — Version 1.1.9 Fixed an incompatibility issue with PHP 7 1.1.9
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.6). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Meks ThemeForest Smart Widget <= 1.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-04-26 CVE-2024-33694 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5 Patched in 1.6
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 6.6
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 133 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Plus 109 more locales with partial translations.
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 "Easily display ThemeForest items inside WordPress widget."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect 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 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,101 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
- 2023-11-17 20K+ → 10K+ down after 2105 days in tier
- 2018-02-11 10K+ → 20K+ up after 450 days in tier
- 2016-11-18 9K+ → 10K+ up after 260 days in tier
- 2016-03-03 8K+ → 9K+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2016-02-05 7K+ → 8K+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2016-01-07 6K+ → 7K+ 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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Meks Easy Ads Widget 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
StagTools 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
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Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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