Ninja Footers
by samurai9design · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 100+ installs across the portfolio →
Create customizable footers for your posts.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈170 estimated
Momentum
-12%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “about the author”, “append to post” and “bottom of post” 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 →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 10.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 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.
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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3807 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3807 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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 11d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 11d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| about the author your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| append to post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| bottom of post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post footer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “about the author”, “append to post” and “bottom of post” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 87 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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
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
10.4y ago
latest release · v0.2.0 · 1 Jun 2016
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; the previous band took 22 months to cross, which places it about 73% of the way through.
Install history since 7 May 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ webxcrawler8.3y ago
Today is 1 July 2018, although last updated 2 years ago.. still working.. Simple and straightforward! Thanxs
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mg10.5y ago
Very simple and cool! Create for putting custom ads, upsells, or even optins. Would love it if you could create more than one…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ daniledi10.6y ago
Doing what it says. Also: author was quick to respond to my “pre-install” question. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sammi10.9y ago
Worked great! This plugin did exactly what I needed it to, and was simple and easy to use. Thanks for making my job easier. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ easy ESl Games10.9y ago
Ninja footers was easy to install and it worked right away.
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create customizable footers for your posts."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,484 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("about the author", "append to post", "bottom of post", "custom post" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-08 200+ → 100+ down after 658 days in tier
- 2024-07-19 300+ → 200+ down after 499 days in tier
- 2023-03-08 400+ → 300+ down after 208 days in tier
- 2022-08-12 600+ → 400+ down after 690 days in tier
- 2020-09-21 700+ → 600+ down
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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