Official Add to Homescreen
by wordcubiq · Uncategorized
Official Add To Homescreen plugin displays a callout to mobile users inviting them to add the website to the home screen.
48 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized plugins
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4356 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
68
now · peak 108
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
11.9y ago
latest release · v1.1.3
7
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-21 · 1,387 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ karanthsrihari7.5y ago
In normal WordPress 5.1 this plugin doesn’t work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 1webdesigners9.6y 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
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vanliewn19.9y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Meenakshi Chawla10.3y ago
Please help.I am not able to add or change icon
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ evilpig10.6y ago
Does as intended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ joed77710.6y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ robphat11.0y 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?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sam_trademe3811.1y 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!!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-29 300+ → 200+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-03-23 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-22 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-21 200+ → 300+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-03-13 300+ → 200+ down after 201 days in tier
- 2025-08-24 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-22 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-08-19 400+ → 300+ down after 6 days in tier
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