MSN Partner Hub
by microsoftstart · Uncategorized
MSN Partner Hub WordPress plugin is developed by Microsoft. It helps WordPress content creators to share content to MSN directly from their sites.
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Health
C 69/100
Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “entertainment”, “partner” and “hub” to your wp.org tags. You rank #5, #8 and #13 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
69 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 53.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,769 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 269 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
2.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.02★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
15%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| msn your tag | #1 | #23 | 0 |
| msn partner hub your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| partner | #8 | #24 | 0 |
| entertainment | #5 | #24 | 0 |
| hub | #13 | #24 | down 2 |
| partner content | #5 | #24 | up 1 |
| microsoft your tag | #24 | #24 | down 4 |
| partners | #18 | #24 | down 3 |
| content hub | #18 | #24 | — |
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “entertainment”, “partner” and “hub” to your wp.org tags. You rank #5, #8 and #13 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.4K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
9mo ago
latest release · v2.9 · 4 Feb 2026
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 86% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.8 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ maportugal2.5y ago
useless, only accepts guests
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alexhlr4.5y ago
After updating to v2 it throws to error if I try to open any post. WordPress version 5.9.3 Current plugin: Microsoft Start (version 2.0) PHP version 8.0.17 Error Details ============= An error of type E_ERROR was caused in line 70 of the file /nas/content/live/heysocal/wp-content/plugins/microsoft-start/includes/posts.php. Error message: Uncaught TypeError: array_key_exists(): Argument #2 ($array) must be of type array, stdClass given in /nas/content/live/heysocal/wp-content/plugins/microsoft-start/includes/posts.php:70 Stack trace: #0 /nas/content/live/heysocal/wp-content/plugins/microsoft-start/includes/posts.php(70): array_key_exists(‘partnerMetadata’, Object(stdClass)) #1 /nas/content/live/heysocal/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(307): microsoft_startPosts->ms_post_status_transition_handler(‘publish’, ‘publish’, Object(WP_Post)) #2 /nas/content/live/heysocal/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(331): WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array) #3 /nas/content/live/heysocal/wp-includes/plugin.php(474): WP_Hook->do_action(Array) #4 /nas/content/live/heysocal/wp-includes/post.php(5317): do_action(‘transition_post…’, ‘publish’, ‘publish’, Object(WP_Post)) #5 /nas/content/live/heysocal/wp-includes/post.php(4577): wp_transition_post_status(‘publish’, ‘publish’, Object(WP_Post)) #6 /nas/content/live/heysocal/wp-includes/post.php(4789): wp_insert_post(Array, false, true) #7 /nas/content/live/heysocal/wp-admin/includes/post.php(426): wp_update_post(Array) #8 /nas/content/live/heysocal/wp-admin/post.php(227): edit_post() #9 {main} thrown` This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by alexhlr.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (2.9). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
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 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 11 languages, 8 at 90% or more
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "MSN Partner Hub WordPress plugin is developed by Microsoft. It helps WordPress content creators to share co..."
- ! 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 One audience phrase ("use this"); 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 6 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,615 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-01-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 66 days in tier
- 2023-11-19 800+ → 900+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2023-10-26 700+ → 800+ up after 167 days in tier
- 2023-05-12 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-11 700+ → 600+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-05-09 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-08 700+ → 600+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2023-04-30 600+ → 700+ up after 98 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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Microsoft Advertising Universal Event Tracking (UET) 4K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
miniOrange Embed Files for SharePoint/OneDrive 700+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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