Misspelling Reporter
by Ben Lobaugh (blobaugh) · Uncategorized
Also makes 15 other plugins · 11K+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows users to highlight misspelled text and report to the site/article admins. Inspired by #BeachPress 2013
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-54%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “report”, “spell check” and “typo” 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.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,753 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 4.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1, 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 4887 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.6.1; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4887 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| misspelling reporter your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| misspell your tag | #20 | #13 | down 3 |
| report your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spell check your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| typo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “report”, “spell check” and “typo” 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 151 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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.
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.7 years 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 15 Dec 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ lioninside12.9y ago
I love the idea behind this plugin. I’m not a native english speaker and this gives me a chance to let my readers help me. I did not found the place where I can see the reported spellings. It would be great if you can help me. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alex Mills13.4y ago
Certainly not the most important plugin ever but a good example of collaboration between lots of nitpickers.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jaffe7513.4y ago
Oh where oh where did my little a-fishy a-go.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Joey Kudish13.4y ago
A neat idea that became an actual plugin. Awesome collaboration and open source at its best.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Justin Sainton13.4y ago
Loved collaborating with some smart (and some not so smart, looking at you blobaugh) developers on this plugin at #BeachPress.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
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
2 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 "Allows users to highlight misspelled text and report to the site/article admins. Inspired by #BeachPress 2013"
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 624 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "spell check", "typo" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-02-12 20+ → 10+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2024-02-03 10+ → 20+ up after 101 days in tier
- 2023-10-25 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-10-23 10+ → 20+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-10-20 20+ → 10+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2023-10-13 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-12 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-11 10+ → 20+ up after 4 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).
- R Report an error 50+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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ReWord 10+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
404 Solution 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Proofreading 5K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag C -
WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress 4K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
WP Spell Check 2K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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