Minestatus
by Jeroen Weustink · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 40+ installs across the portfolio →
Minestatus is a WordPress Widget that enables you to show data from a Minecraft server. It uses the Miners.me REST API to get server data.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 41/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈35 estimated
Momentum
+50%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “minecraft server” to your wp.org tags. You rank #14 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
41 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 30K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
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 4.6.30, 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 3692 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.6.30; the current branch is 6.8
3.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 3.95★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3692 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 10d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 10d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| minequery your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| minecraft your tag | #16 | #17 | down 1 |
| minecraft server | #14 | #16 | down 1 |
| server your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| status your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “minecraft server” to your wp.org tags. You rank #14 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
- One page off on “minecraft”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 66 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,000 to #24,800, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
10.1y ago
latest release · v3.0.1 · 21 Sep 2016
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 months ago; the previous band took 20 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ spycraft3r6.1y ago
Dead in the water
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ _Charabia_12.4y ago
Hello, Since you use Miners.me REST API, avatars of players online aren’t show. Please fix it, it’s a good widget and I loved it 😉
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Thraxan12.7y ago
I have been using this as a widget on my website. I realised it was loading very slow so I made checks of the background and even asked friends in the US to see if it was just my net. As soon as I remove the widget the site will load instantly. It does however work but I cannot have it on my website.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pfaustino12.8y ago
The plugin is the best one I’ve seen so far. It has a few bugs but works great as a starter. I’m looking forward to seeing the bugs fixed. Keep it up!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nistune13.2y ago
I was wanting to get 2 servers to display, have them on different ports and stuff, but only one will show up on the site. Would love to know if anyone has found a way to display more than one server.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ iamfyah13.3y ago
for my bukkit 1.6.2 it doesnt work i’ve tried everithing any suggestions?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 3dpc13.3y ago
As I’ve managed most of my server websites using WordPress I’ve also needed a plugin to find the information about my server to make it more userfriendly for my players. This plugin got it all. As usual I add my servers to a Minecraft server list and then simply use this plugin to let it appear more neatly. I really notice an increasement in players..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marin180513.7y ago
Useful plugin, I recommend it. A lot don’t enable the query and it’s impossible to get online stats. I tried to use on Minecraft Servers list and it’s cool.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Minestatus is a WordPress Widget that enables you to show data from a Minecraft server. It uses the Miners...."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions REST API.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 560 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "minequery" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-20 40+ → 30+ down after 608 days in tier
- 2023-08-21 50+ → 40+ down after 21 days in tier
- 2023-07-31 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-07-30 50+ → 60+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2023-07-08 60+ → 50+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-07-06 50+ → 60+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2023-06-30 60+ → 50+ down after 156 days in tier
- 2023-01-25 70+ → 60+ down after 3 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).
- M MCstatus 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags D
-
Server Status for MC by MrDino 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B - M Minecraft Server Status Checker 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
- M MCStatusWidget 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
- M Minequery Widget 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
- S Server Status 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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