Name Directory

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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.

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.

99 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 67 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn'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. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 3K.

1. ★★★★★ mgoddard

   4mo ago

   I have several years of blogs and stories posted to my website to the point where even I am unable to remember where a particular person or place is mentioned. Using this plug-in allowed me to add a searchable index page to my website which not only lists every person and place I’ve written about but also includes a link to the specific story where the person/place was written about. What a great tool!

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2. ★★★★★ I am GrokGPT

   1.1y ago

   The best lightweight plugin of its kind! I tried it out using the test site. Looks amazing. Just wondering when i clicked on the letter e.g. A or B, i get routed to the blog post (Hello World). Enlighten me please.

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3. ★★★★★ steamboa

   1.2y ago

   There is a dozen of WP plugins available in the repository, if you search for “alphabetical” sorting or output. Most of them are for making posts directory and, if have an extended functionality, are not free. Found Name Directory plugin and immediately recognised its merits: a possibility to create an A-Z list of entries on one page, flexible options such as selectable number of columns and basic style tweaks, a possibility to import an excel or a csv file. Works just fine and fast. And this is a free plugin. Great job, thank you so much! This topic was modified 11 months, 3 weeks ago by steamboa.

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4. ★★★★★ eduardosobre

   1.5y ago

   Buscaba un plugin ligero y que permitiese muchísimos términos. Lo cumple y está actualizado con las versiones de WP y encima es gratuito. Cumple todo lo que indica y al ser sencillo es fácil de personalizar si es necesario. No se puede pedir más, ha salido redondo. De 10 ********** Agradezco muchísimo tu trabajo Jeroen. Un abrazo desde España.

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5. ★★★★★ richinberlin99

   3.4y ago

   I would have paid for a premium version, that allowed me to add and style new categories.IN its current form? Its that useful. Rarely, will names not have a category.Plants – genus.Baby – origin, gender etcdogs – breed type.it just not that usable without this functionality

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6. ★★★★★ Bart van Maanen

   4.1y ago

   Name Directory is a great help for displaying and finding topics in a long list. You just can’t go wrong using it.

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7. ★★★★★ anderskim

   4.2y ago

   He did my best to solve my problems as kindly as possible. It is the simplest and cleanest plugin.

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8. ★★★★★ chrisleicester

   4.2y ago

   Lovely little plugin and very easy to use. Great support too, especially as it’s free – I wanted a tweak to get it to hide the A-Z search function and the author replied to my query really quickly with a solution.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.33.1 Bugfix: Don’t show the Submit form if it has been disabled in the settings (thank you Jibbius) Enhancement: Revised the demo/showcase list Enhancement: Tested with new WordPress 7.0, Release Candidate 2 1.33.1
2. — Version 1.33.0 Enhancement: Tested with new WordPress 7.0, beta 2 Enhancement: Better use routing in admin Security: Fixed issue passed by WordFence researcher Youssef Elouaer 1.33.0
3. — Version 1.32.1 Security: Fixed issue passed by WordFence researcher duy.thai (thank you WordFence team) Security: Used plugin-check to address other issues 1.32.1
4. — Version 1.32.0 Feature: You can now choose which tag-type is used for the name titles (h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, strong is default) Enhancement: Fixed some grammar Enhancement: Rewrote some of the plugins PHP code Security: Used plugin-check 1.32.0
5. — Version 1.31.0 Enhancement: Tested with new WordPress 7.0a alpha Security: Fixed stored XSS attack Security: Used plugin-check to address other issues 1.31.0
6. — Version 1.30.3 Enhancement: Tested again with new WordPress 6.9 Bugfix: Fixed a small bug when an extra div-element was rendered 1.30.3

All 13 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.34.3). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 6.4 Name Directory <= 1.34.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dir' Shortcode Attribute ↗
   2026-10-15 CVE-2026-104726 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.34.2 Patched in 1.34.3
2. Patched Medium · 6.4 Name Directory <= 1.34.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-10-05 CVE-2026-104396 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.34.2 Patched in 1.34.3
3. Patched Medium · 6.5 Name Directory <= 1.34.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution ↗
   2026-10-05 CVE-2026-104397 Improper Control of Generation of Code Affects <= 1.34.2 Patched in 1.34.3
4. Patched High · 7.2 Name Directory <= 1.32.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'name_directory_name' ↗
   2026-03-10 CVE-2026-3178 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.32.1 Patched in 1.33.0
5. Patched High · 7.2 Name Directory <= 1.32.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Double HTML-Entity Encoding in Submission Form ↗
   2026-02-09 CVE-2026-1866 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.32.0 Patched in 1.32.1
6. Patched High · 7.2 Name Directory <= 1.30.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Multiple Parameters ↗
   2026-01-13 CVE-2025-15283 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.30.3 Patched in 1.31.0
7. Patched Medium · 4.3 Name Directory <= 1.30.0 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-04-17 CVE-2025-39454 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.30.0 Patched in 1.30.1
8. Patched Medium · 6.1 Name Directory <= 1.29.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-08-26 CVE-2024-43938 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.29.0 Patched in 1.29.1
9. Patched Medium · 4.3 Name Directory <= 1.27.1 - Cross Site Request Forgery ↗
   2023-01-23 CVE-2023-22692 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 1.27.1 Patched in 1.27.2
10. Patched Medium · 6.3 Name Directory <= 1.25.4 - Unauthorized Settings Update ↗
    2022-07-15 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.25.4 Patched in 1.25.5
11. Patched High · 8.8 Name Directory <= 1.25.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
    2022-06-28 CVE-2022-2071 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 1.25.3 Patched in 1.25.4
12. Patched Medium · 6.1 Name Directory <= 1.25.2 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2022-05-08 CVE-2022-2072 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.25.2 Patched in 1.25.3
13. Patched High · 8.8 Name Directory <= 1.17.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
    2021-02-05 CVE-2021-20652 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 1.17.4 Patched in 1.18

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 52 languages, 8 at 90% or more

Plus 28 more locales with partial translations.

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. 2026-08-17 3K+ → 2K+ down after 4 days in tier
2. 2026-08-13 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-08-12 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2068 days in tier
4. 2020-12-13 2K+ → 3K+ up after 629 days in tier
5. 2019-03-25 1K+ → 2K+ up after 632 days in tier
6. 2017-07-01 900+ → 1K+ up after 653 days in tier
7. 2015-09-17 800+ → 900+ up after 23 days in tier
8. 2015-08-25 700+ → 800+ up

Competes with

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Name Directory: 2K+ active installs, 4.9★ (81 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/name-directory