Optional Content
by kylegetson · Uncategorized
This plugin makes it easy to conditionally display content. No more if statements in your template files!
45 health vs 57 average across 9,897 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 15+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4, 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 5513 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
16
now · peak 64
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,364 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-12-06 50+ → 40+ down after 360 days in band
- 2024-12-11 60+ → 50+ down after 154 days in band
- 2024-07-10 70+ → 60+ down after 6 days in band
- 2024-07-04 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in band
- 2024-07-02 70+ → 60+ down after 100 days in band
- 2024-03-24 80+ → 70+ down after 68 days in band
- 2024-01-16 70+ → 80+ up after 3 days in band
- 2024-01-13 80+ → 70+ down after 70 days in band
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