Mention Links
by rtCamp · Login & Users
Also makes 21 other plugins · 217.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin lets you mention a user or a post (including Custom Post Types) in post content from the block editor. Type @ to link to an author or # to …
52 health vs 61 average across 2,133 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 4.0K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,451 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users 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.
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
To rank higher: Last updated 794 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 2024-09-24 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
49
now · peak 49
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2026-09-23 · 2 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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).
- D Display Tweets 800+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag D
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BuddyPress Messaging Control 70+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D - T Twitter Mentions As Comments 40+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D
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Email Mentioned 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D - A AtMention in Comments 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
- T Twitterply 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/mention-links" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Mention Links — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Mention Links: 20+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-09-24. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/mention-links