Move Site Icon To Settings
by gregreindel · Uncategorized
Adds the site icon option to the general settings page
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈45 estimated
Momentum
-20%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “customizer” and “site icon” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 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 4.4.34, well behind 7.1.
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 3980 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3980 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| customizer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| site icon your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “customizer” and “site icon” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 173 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ 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.
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
10.9y ago
latest release · v1.1 · 11 Dec 2015
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 53% of the way through.
Install history since 28 Jan 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Mhd Wahyu NZ7.3y ago
Thank you. It works with WordPress 5.2.2
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User9.8y ago
I found a nice theme but it didn’t include the site icon settings in the Customizer. This plugin made it simple and easy to add a site icon without code. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pieter Bos9.9y ago
Thanks for releasing this little gem! Maybe an idea to promote this a bit more? The Customizer becomes more and more irritating, with 4.7 around the corner there’s even the added CSS editor. The only useful thing in there is the site icon, so time to dump the entire thing and install your plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ KTS91510.9y ago
As someone who hates the customizer, I’m pleased to be able to use this and then be able to set the site icon from a much more sensible location.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds the site icon option to the general settings page"
- ! 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 Jetpack.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 505 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-16 50+ → 40+ down after 112 days in tier
- 2026-01-24 60+ → 50+ down after 317 days in tier
- 2025-03-13 70+ → 60+ down after 93 days in tier
- 2024-12-10 80+ → 70+ down after 67 days in tier
- 2024-10-04 90+ → 80+ down after 145 days in tier
- 2024-05-12 100+ → 90+ down after 586 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 200+ → 100+ down after 558 days in tier
- 2021-03-25 300+ → 200+ 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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Customizer Search 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag C -
Hunk Companion 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon in WordPress 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag C -
Customizer Reset – Export & Import 900+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
Reset Customizer 700+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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