Official Add to Homescreen

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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.

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2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank

Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

Crossed into this band 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ karanthsrihari

   7.7y ago

   In normal WordPress 5.1 this plugin doesn’t work.

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2. ★★★★★ 1webdesigners

   9.7y ago

   Some are saying it doesn’t work and it may be due to default setting is to ignore a first visit and only show on home page. It’s working for us so it works

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3. ★★★★★ vanliewn1

   10.1y ago

   I’d be nice if you could set each icon depending on the os. Since google just announced round icons and apple has square, one icon for both would look weird.

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4. ★★★★★ Meenakshi Chawla

   10.5y ago

   Please help.I am not able to add or change icon

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5. ★★★★★ evilpig

   10.7y ago

   Does as intended.

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6. ★★★★★ joed777

   10.8y ago

   Here’s my constructive review. It worked only once on very first use with same device. I changed the settings so that the “bubble” would display more frequently, but it never did. I also cleared all my history, powered the device off/on, deactivated and activated the plugin again, etc. I’m using WP 4.4.1 with an OptimizePress site and it worked perfectly only one time and did exactly what was supposed to do on my iPhone; IOS version 8.1.1. The developer does state that the plugin is compatible with WP version up to 4.0, so perhaps I was pushing the envelope a bit 🙂 Also wondering if my other plugins are creating a conflict, so this warrants further testing. The developer aslo indicates that it works on IOS devices and Chrome for Android, but quite possibly the plugin might also work on Chrome for Samsung Galaxy. In any event, I think you’ve covered a fairly broad universe of users. I think this is such a valuable tool for users to keep an icon on their mobile desktops as a way to quickly access a website; similarly to accessing a native app. Thanks also for the great instructions and plethora of options to customize how the plugin behaves. Someone else already mentioned this, but I also love the statistics feature 🙂 Looking forward to future enhancements and the possible bug fixes as summarized at the top of this review.

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7. ★★★★★ robphat

   11.2y ago

   I have this plugin installed at http://preachnet.com/freeindeed/ The plugin is working, but it is present on non-mobile devices. I assumed it would only show up on mobile, but it’s showing up on all screens. Am I wrong in assuming this plugin would only show the add to home screen feature on mobile? Is this plugin supposed to be installed on a mobile only site (and not a responsive site)? Or is there a setting I’m missing somewhere to make it only show up on mobile?

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8. ★★★★★ sam_trademe38

   11.3y ago

   Did a Google search to find out how to do this manually, all went over my head and into the ‘To-hard-basket’. Until I stumbled across this plugin. Nice and easy to setup, with plenty of options for customising if you wish. Also, love the statistics functionality! Will be rolling out this plugin for some exisiting and certainly all future builds with WP!!

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Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-03-29 300+ → 200+ down after 217 days in tier
2. 2025-08-24 400+ → 300+ down after 245 days in tier
3. 2024-12-22 500+ → 400+ down after 181 days in tier
4. 2024-06-24 600+ → 500+ down after 176 days in tier
5. 2023-12-31 700+ → 600+ down after 149 days in tier
6. 2023-08-04 800+ → 700+ down after 75 days in tier
7. 2023-05-21 900+ → 800+ down after 106 days in tier
8. 2023-02-04 1K+ → 900+ down after 743 days in tier

Competes with

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Official Add to Homescreen: 200+ active installs, 4.7★ (13 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-03. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/official-add-to-homescreen