Noindex Pages
by radgh · Uncategorized
Ask search engines not to index individual pages by checking an option in the publish post box.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+43%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “noindex”, “pages” and “robots” 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.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.5%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 21K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,769 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 4.4.34, well behind 6.8.
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 3923 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3923 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| noindex your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pages your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| robots 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
- “noindex”, “pages” and “robots” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 272 · 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
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
10.7y ago
latest release · v1.0.1 · 3 Feb 2016
2
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 17 months ago; the previous band took 16 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Oct 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ webgalway5.6y ago
exactly what I was looking for, my thanks to the developer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marc Bijl7.8y ago
It works for regular pages, however, it doesn’t for blog posts. Issues/support threads are not answered, worse: are closed without answering.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hbirdofinet8.2y ago
Simple to use and does exactly what it says. Definitely 5 stars. My only question is (I’m new to this stuff): Is it safe to be using such an old plugin? Even though I know it wouldn’t need updates for the functionality, is using this plugin going to make my site unsafe or does it need updates simply for security reasons? Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ariapictures9.7y ago
I have All In One SEO, and Jet Pack and these do not show up on the pages with the code, cannot find them doing a search for “noindex” With NoIndex Pages, it’s there!!! Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Callum Macdonald9.8y ago
Booya. Does exactly what it says on the tin. Read the code, it’s clean and simple. Love it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rothschild8610.6y ago
thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Ask search engines not to index individual pages by checking an option in the publish post box."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 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 440 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "noindex" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-14 3K+ → 2K+ down after 492 days in tier
- 2024-02-08 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-07 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-02-05 4K+ → 3K+ down after 384 days in tier
- 2023-01-17 5K+ → 4K+ down after 105 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 6K+ → 5K+ down after 413 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 9K+ → 6K+ down after 663 days in tier
- 2019-10-24 3K+ → 9K+ up after 890 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).
- N Noindex by Path 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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noindex SEO 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP-PageNavi 400K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
XML Sitemap & Google News 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Nested Pages 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Display Posts – Easy lists, grids, navigation, and more 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag C
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