New Recent Posts Select Categories By Thao Marky
by thaomarky · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 500+ installs across the portfolio →
Display Recent Posts in your Website with images thumbnail of the Contents.
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Health
D 53/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈570 estimated
Momentum
n/a
no downloads in the prior 30 days to compare with
Biggest opportunity: “display recent posts with images thumbnail”, “recent posts” and “select categories” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Install conversion
How it's measured →11%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 4.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,782 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 767 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 7.1
4.7★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 767 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| display recent posts with images thumbnail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| recent posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| select categories your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “display recent posts with images thumbnail”, “recent posts” and “select categories” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 346 · 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
2.1y ago
latest release · v1.1 · 28 Sep 2024
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 21% 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 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 68% of the way through.
Install history since 8 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ hoanghnznt2.1y ago
Đúng cái đang cần cảm ơn tác giả nhiều
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thaomarky2.1y ago
I have updated the plugin to a new version with the following information: v1.1 – Update Updated to the latest version, ensuring compatibility with the current WordPress version. Fixed existing bugs from the previous version that caused compatibility issues. Thumbnail images and titles are now automatically adjusted based on the widget size. Added new feature: option to display the thumbnail image on the left or right. Introduced a new feature: option to display either the latest posts or random posts. Removed the option to limit the excerpt display. Removed the “Read More” functionality. Please download and use! Thank you so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hai_su11.8y ago
you should remove “!important” in css file, because it makes user can’t overwrite css
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Display Recent Posts in your Website with images thumbnail of the Contents."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 447 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "display recent posts with images thumbnail" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 600+ → 500+ down after 53 days in tier
- 2026-05-18 700+ → 600+ down after 112 days in tier
- 2026-01-26 800+ → 700+ down after 220 days in tier
- 2025-06-20 700+ → 800+ up after 163 days in tier
- 2025-01-08 800+ → 700+ down after 27 days in tier
- 2024-12-12 700+ → 800+ up after 406 days in tier
- 2023-11-02 600+ → 700+ up after 63 days in tier
- 2023-08-31 700+ → 600+ down after 62 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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Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Category Posts Block 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A - U Ultimate Posts Widget 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag C
- R Recent Posts by Category Widget 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D
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Custom Layouts – Post + Product grids made easy 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Display Categories Widget 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag D
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