Name Support
by mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine) · Uncategorized
Also makes 14 other plugins · 4.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Infrastructure plugin which adds UI support for custom post types with names instead of titles, e.g. "person" custom post types.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2, well behind 6.8.
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
To rank higher: Last updated 5388 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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Since 2024-09-26 · 728 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
17
now · peak 17
Estimated active installs
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wp.org reports no install count for this plugin yet.
Install history · since 2026-09-23 · 2 observations
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Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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).
- C Custom Post Type Editor 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags C
- P Post Type Converter 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple CPT 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Archive Control 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D - D Display HTML Sitemap 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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