Modernizr for WordPress

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 62% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ roiwerk

   8.6y ago

   Worked like a charm! What more should I say.

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2. ★★★★★ waldbach

   8.9y ago

   Change in modernizr.php on line 19: modernizr-custom.js to modernizr.js Otherwise: this saved my day! Thanks!

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3. ★★★★★ newvibe

   9.7y ago

   The 2.8.4 version inserts broken javascript link. I posted a message about this in the support section for the plugin and the author has not responded or fixed the problem. Now, any site that I’ve added this plugin to can be broken if the user runs an update. Instead, if you need Modernizr, insert the following into your header.php file just after <?php wp_head(); ?>: <script type=”text/javascript” src=”https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/modernizr/2.8.3/modernizr.min.js”></script&gt;

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4. ★★★★★ im7thson

   11.4y ago

   Is quite satisfacatory result. At least site does not look messy in old browser anymore. And its usable

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5. ★★★★★ Ivo Hury

   12.8y ago

   WP version 3.8.1. does not work. Nothing in the default text editor does not add.

   Read on wp.org ↗

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Translated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more

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.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-06-16 900+ → 800+ down after 222 days in tier
2. 2025-11-06 1K+ → 900+ down after 65 days in tier
3. 2025-09-02 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
4. 2025-08-31 1K+ → 900+ down after 1062 days in tier
5. 2022-10-04 2K+ → 1K+ down after 855 days in tier
6. 2020-06-01 5K+ → 2K+ down

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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Modernizr for WordPress: 800+ active installs, 3.4★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/modernizr