Meta Extension
by sroyalty · Uncategorized
Allows adding custom form fields to posts, storing them in custom meta fields. Integrates NGG, WT, and WP-DM.
41 health vs 57 average across 9,034 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 16+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5, 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 5850 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
48
now · peak 137
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 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2023-07-04 20+ → 10+ down after 73 days in band
- 2023-04-22 10+ → 20+ up after 101 days in band
- 2023-01-11 20+ → 10+ down after 10 days in band
- 2023-01-01 10+ → 20+ up after 29 days in band
- 2022-12-03 20+ → 10+ down
Competes with
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Custom Field Template 30K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Custom Block Builder – Lazy Blocks 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
JSM Show Post Metadata 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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