Newsroom OS – Google Discover, Google News, Schema & Editorial Workflow
by koskar22 · AI
Also makes 1 other plugin · 40+ installs across the portfolio →
Optimize WordPress articles for Google Discover and Google News. Newsroom OS 2.9+ includes the full publisher stack for free: NewsArticle schema, Sear …
Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
40+
≈40 estimated
Momentum
-19%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “ai assistant” for “discover”. “ai assistant” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “discover” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 4.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median AI plugin keeps 1.4%, across 908 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other AI plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 78 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
31%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| newsroom workflow your tag | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| newsroom | #2 | #7 | 0 |
| editorial workflow | #9 | #20 | up 1 |
| google discover your tag | #11 | #23 | up 3 |
| discover | #15 | #24 | up 1 |
| editorial | #19 | #23 | up 2 |
| google publisher center | #13 | #20 | down 1 |
| editorial tools | #22 | #24 | up 2 |
| ai assistant your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| schema markup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search console your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
86 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 78 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “ai assistant” for “discover”. “ai assistant” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “discover” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “google discover”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 11 Mar 2026 · 243 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 950 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 40.
Install history since 23 Sep 2026
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 7 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Optimize WordPress articles for Google Discover and Google News. Newsroom OS 2.9+ includes the full publish..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 23 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 23 of 23 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "built for", "if you want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gutenberg, Block editor, Yoast and 4 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 23 headings and 21 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 15,671 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ai assistant", "newsroom workflow" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-01 30+ → 40+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2026-10-05 20+ → 30+ up
Competes with
The plugins that show up in the same WordPress.org searches, most shared searches first, then plugins sharing two or more tags. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Edit Flow 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared searches A -
Nelio Content – Editorial Calendar & Social Media Auto-Posting 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared searches A -
TemplateSpare – No-Code Website Templates, Demo Importer & Site Migration for News, Magazine & Blog 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared searches A -
Editorial Calendar 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared searches A -
PublishPress Planner – Editorial Calendar, Marketing Content, Kanban Board 6K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared searches A -
Multicollab: Content Team Collaboration and Editorial Workflow 300+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared searches B
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