Custom Front Page
by Micah Wood · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 10.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily set any page or post, including custom post types, as the homepage for your site.
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 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
900+
≈950 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “custom front page”, “custom homepage” and “custom post type” 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.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 26.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,774 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23.
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 2150 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2150 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom front page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom homepage your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom post type your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| front page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| homepage your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “custom front page”, “custom homepage” and “custom post type” 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 168 · 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
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
5.9y ago
latest release · v1.1.2 · 13 Dec 2020
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months 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 28 Mar 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jeff-Design-Dev5.0y ago
I needed to make a blog post my home page and voila! Quick and easy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ skylinks6.2y ago
Amazing plugin & Super fast support 10/10
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fastbook6.3y ago
Well ..what can i say.. It works fine..!! Many thanks to the plugin Author
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ paulgyver6.5y ago
The perfect plugin to add custom posts as homepage ! I’ve search a long time for a solution (custom code or plugin) and this plugin is absolutely amazing and work perfectly ! Thanks a lot for this perfect job ! Every developer/designer should need it in their toolbox 😀
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ komilin8.2y ago
Works with Kalium Theme
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ franfaulkner9.5y ago
I’ve followed all the instructions, but there are no options offered in customise for post types on the front page.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jean Rochard11.2y ago
Needed to have a single woocommerce product page as homepage ; and it did the trick. thanks !
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 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
2 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! 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 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 979 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "custom homepage" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-21 1K+ → 900+ down after 22 days in tier
- 2026-02-27 900+ → 1K+ up after 112 days in tier
- 2025-11-07 1K+ → 900+ 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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Frontype | Select a custom post type as a front page 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Front Page Custom Post Type 90+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Black Studio Homepage Builder for Genesis 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Custom Post Type Permalinks 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Redirect 404 to Homepage 60K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Desert Companion 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B
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