Admin Bookmarks
by bradvin · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 5 other plugins · 5.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Bookmark your favorite posts, pages or custom post types within the WordPress admin
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈580 estimated
Momentum
-8%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Add “favorite posts” to your wp.org tags. You rank #20 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 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
87 health vs 56 average across 5,904 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.1%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 9.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,194 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 70 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 9 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bookmarks | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| bookmark your tag | #4 | #9 | 0 |
| bookmark posts | #2 | #4 | up 1 |
| post bookmark | #3 | #5 | up 1 |
| favorites your tag | #23 | #23 | down 3 |
| favorite posts | #20 | #23 | down 1 |
| favorite post | #18 | #21 | up 3 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
19 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “favorite posts” to your wp.org tags. You rank #20 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 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 539 · 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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v2.0.0 · 16 May 2026
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 64% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 80% of the way through.
Install history since 27 May 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Peter Ingersoll1.1y ago
Just great. Very handy. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ baSM7.3y ago
Great way to quick access your favorite pages and posts!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ grandre8.0y ago
It’s the little things in life that count, and this will shave off 3-5 seconds of scanning your site pages for the one you wish to edit every time. It’s such a simple thing, but really nice to have! Much thanks to Brad Vincent for the plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous10.5y ago
This is great. A convenient way to get to important stuff on complicated sites with many pages. Keep it up. Thanks a lot dev.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vladv4411.6y ago
Finally a useful plugin that is both very easy to install and extremely useful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gregoire Noyelle11.9y ago
And very usefull
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Li-An12.2y ago
If you manage a CMS with some reference pages, it’s a must have. So easy to use and convenient !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cyberbrent12.7y ago
This should be included in the core code for WordPress as it is that useful. After years of digging to find pages on bigger sites, it is so nice to find a quick way to ‘bookmark’ a buried page that was a pain to access while editing.
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
4 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,708 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "favorites" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-28 400+ → 500+ up after 242 days in tier
- 2025-04-30 500+ → 400+ down after 509 days in tier
- 2023-12-08 600+ → 500+ down after 1482 days in tier
- 2019-11-17 300+ → 600+ up after 1282 days in tier
- 2016-05-14 200+ → 300+ up
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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Favorites 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Nested Pages 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
All In One Favicon 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag C -
Display PHP Version 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D -
WP Custom Admin Interface 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B
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