My Post Order
by Kapil Chugh · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 1.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
A plugin which allows you to sort posts, pages, custom post type in ANY order and display the same in your sidebar.
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
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no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: Swap “arrange post order” for “lipsum”. “arrange post order” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lipsum” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
44 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 61.8K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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 3.5.2, 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 5041 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 6.8
2.9★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 3.95★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5041 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lipsum | #10 | #6 | 0 |
| arrange post order your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom post order your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom post type your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page order your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sort post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “arrange post order” for “lipsum”. “arrange post order” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lipsum” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 127 · 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
13.8y ago
latest release · v1.2.1.1 · 11 Jan 2013
8
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 “400+”. 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 50% of the way through.
Install history since 24 Sep 2015
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.2.1.1). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- 2026-01-19 CVE-2025-68004 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.1.1 No patch available
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A plugin which allows you to sort posts, pages, custom post type in ANY order and display the same in your..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); 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 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,372 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("arrange post order", "custom post order", "page order" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-26 500+ → 400+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-12-19 400+ → 500+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-12-10 500+ → 400+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-12-07 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-12-04 500+ → 400+ down after 351 days in tier
- 2024-12-18 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-12-16 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-15 600+ → 500+ down after 1 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).
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Sortable Posts 90+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D - I Integration of Simple Custom Post Order and WP Rocket 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Post Order Master – Free Drag & Drop Hierarchy Manager 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Watrix Drag Drop Reorder — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Custom Post Type Permalinks 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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