Metro Style Social Widget
by Manivannan M · Social
Also makes 1 other plugin · 360+ installs across the portfolio →
Metro Style Social Network Widget
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “facebook”, “google” and “twitter” 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.
48 health vs 58 average across 1,836 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 57.5K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,277 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Social 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, 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 3744 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 22 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3744 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| specificfeeds your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| metro social widget your tag | #17 | #10 | down 1 |
| facebook your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| twitter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “facebook”, “google” and “twitter” 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 142 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
10.3y ago
latest release · v1.0.2 · 2 Aug 2016
21
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 79% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 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 4 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ khushbu padalia10.2y ago
Thank you for creating useful plugin. This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by khushbu padalia.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ldesherl10.3y ago
Great plugin. It lets people follow primary services like Twitter and Facebook, right on a site without leaving it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ droidkaran11.6y ago
Really super awesome social plugin for wordpress.. I would strongly suggest it for your blogs guys!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mkhizess12.0y ago
This great fancy plugin only need to able to click direct to pages
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ altbiers12.3y ago
Easy and simple to set up. I don’t leave reviews often, but felt compelled here. Great work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tharina12.4y ago
I posted something on the support page 5 days ago and still no reply!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nick1232112.6y ago
That’s a fantastic plugin. Very easy to use and great design. What I especially like about it: the buttons are large enough so that people actually see them (without being invasive) so chances are maximized that people follow me and subscribe. Great work!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mycraftymom12.7y ago
work like this makes me crazy happy! this is FIRST review i’ve ever given in 6+ yrs, so…that should say something. SLICK, clean, FRESH/NEW, brilliant, different, TIGHT, sweet, and best of all efficient/functional!!!! you’re different – you want something different – all there is is vanilla, same-old, yawn. then some creative mind breaks the mold, and saves ME a TON of work in trying to do it myself!!!!!!!!!!!!! xoxoxoxoxoxo thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 33 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! 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 Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest and 1 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,066 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "metro social widget" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-08 400+ → 300+ down after 296 days in tier
- 2025-04-18 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-17 400+ → 500+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2025-04-01 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-31 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-29 500+ → 400+ down after 219 days in tier
- 2024-08-22 600+ → 500+ down after 117 days in tier
- 2024-04-27 700+ → 600+ down after 11 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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Nextend Social Login and Register 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Social Media Widget 30K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags C -
Gianism 600+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Social Login, Social Sharing by miniOrange 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Seed Social 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C
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