No Self Ping
by Michael Adams (mdawaffe) · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 11.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Keeps WordPress from sending pings to your own site.
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+28%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “trails”, “trail” and “god” to your wp.org tags. You rank #13, #16 and #17 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
86 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 341.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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 72 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 4.19★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ping your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| pings | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| no ping | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| self trackback | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| self pings | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| trackback your tag | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| pingback your tag | #7 | #11 | up 1 |
| trails | #13 | #16 | up 1 |
| sending | #20 | #22 | 0 |
| trail | #16 | #19 | down 5 |
| god | #17 | #12 | 0 |
| discussion | #18 | #22 | down 3 |
| enhancement | #24 | #17 | 0 |
25 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “trails”, “trail” and “god” to your wp.org tags. You rank #13, #16 and #17 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 12.8K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v1.2.1 · 8 Feb 2026
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 26% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jan 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Chris Lovie-Tyler2.5y ago
Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ohrenbaer2.8y ago
Manually disabling self-pings via functions.php stopped working for me a few months ago. So I had to rely on this plugin. I’m happy to say that it works properly. Also, it doesn’t annoy me with notifications or tries to sell me some upgrades. It just runs invisibly in the background. The dev answers questions quickly and in a friendly manner, which is much appreciated.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ iamsbh7.9y ago
A silent performer, thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Stijn9.4y ago
Doesn’t work anymore. Sadly, I get self-pings again when linking to previous posts in new blog posts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mifrie10.5y ago
It seems as if the plugin has finally stopped working. No matter what I do – I can still see my own trackbacks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bryanbatcher10.6y ago
I’m running the latest version of WordPress and this plugin works perfectly!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ken Gagne10.9y ago
Amazing that it still works; amazing that we still need it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Grant Winney11.0y ago
Amazing it still works after all this time, but it does exactly what it says it does. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.1 Bug: Fixed an inverse logic bug which affected additional URLs from working correctly. Thanks to Bjorn Solstad for both reporting and providing a fix for this. Enhancement: A few more tweaks, here and there, to keep the 1.2.1
- — Version 1.2 Enhancement: Code quality improvements Enhancement: Because the code size was getting a little spicy, I’ve split into smaller, more manageable, files Maintenance: I’ve been really inconsistent with my naming, and that ma 1.2
- — Version 1.1.5 Bug: Oh boy. Ever have one of those Thursdays? I restored the settings description in the last release but then managed to break some of the content of that sentence. It’s now… fixed. I hope 1.1.5
- — Version 1.1.4 Bug: Fixed some missing output on the settings screen. Oopsie 1.1.4
- — Version 1.1.3 Enhancement: Improved plugin meta Maintenance: Beefed up code quality even more 1.1.3
- — Version 1.1.2 Enhancement: Because minimum VIP standards are just not enough, it now follows their hard-as-snails, full-strength standards. Because your code is worth it Enhancement: Improved accessibility where we’ve added the new fi 1.1.2
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 9 languages, 4 at 90% or more
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
0 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 906 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 3 tags appear in the text ("pingback", "trackback" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-08-03 20K+ → 10K+ down after 173 days in tier
- 2024-02-12 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1405 days in tier
- 2020-04-08 40K+ → 30K+ down after 1204 days in tier
- 2016-12-21 50K+ → 40K+ down after 278 days in tier
- 2016-03-18 30K+ → 50K+ up after 192 days in tier
- 2015-09-08 40K+ → 30K+ 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).
- F Force Ping Display with Disqus 10+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D
- P Pingchecker 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback 7K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Webmention 900+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Eazy XMLRPC Pingback Disable 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Hide Trackbacks 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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