Meta Content
by Mervin Praison · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 2.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
A meta box which helps us to add content or scripts to any part of the website, on each individual post/page. Easy to Implement with Shortcode.
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Health
C 69/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
-5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “content”, “custom fields” and “meta” 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.
69 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 22.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 357 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| meta box | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| meta your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| metabox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “content”, “custom fields” and “meta” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 218 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
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
12mo ago
latest release · v1.1 · 8 Nov 2025
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 32% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Nov 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ BeckyManning6811.8y ago
The best WP meta plgin exists
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jerryrcole13.5y ago
Very easy way manually add metadata to a page. I highly recommend reading documentation on author’s page: http://mervin.info/meta/ I also recommend adding the followind code to your header.php file as an alternative to using the shortcode option. <?php if ( function_exists(‘getmetacontent’) ) getmetacontent(); ?>
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A meta box which helps us to add content or scripts to any part of the website, on each individual post/pag..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or 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 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 513 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "custom fields", "metabox" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-14 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-13 200+ → 300+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2025-07-05 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-04 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-06-30 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-06-28 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-06-25 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-24 200+ → 300+ up after 9 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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Get Custom Field Values 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags C -
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Secure Custom Fields 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Custom Field Template 30K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
CubeWP Framework 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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