Network Plugin Auditor
by Katherine Semel-Munson · Admin & Utilities
For multisite/network installations only. Adds columns to your network admin to show which sites are using each plugin and theme.
51 health vs 56 average across 1,791 Admin & Utilities plugins
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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30, 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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3547 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
245
now · peak 459
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “70+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 80+ in roughly 496 days.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-14 80+ → 70+ down after 4 days in band
- 2026-07-10 70+ → 80+ up after 18 days in band
- 2026-06-22 80+ → 70+ down after 9 days in band
- 2026-06-13 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-11 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-10 70+ → 80+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-06-07 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-06 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- R Root Relative URLs 6K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags F
- U Unconfirmed 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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Redux Framework 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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