Options for Twenty Nineteen
by Oliver Campion · Uncategorized
Also makes 12 other plugins · 41K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds powerful customizer options to modify all aspects of the default WordPress theme Twenty Nineteen.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
700+
≈750 estimated
Momentum
+15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “change”, “customize” and “modify” for “twenty”, “twenty seventeen” and “customizer options”. “change” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “twenty” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “customize” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “twenty seventeen” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “modify” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “customizer options” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 42.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,774 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 3 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 80 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
5%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| twenty nineteen your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| twentynineteen your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| twenty | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| twenty seventeen | #5 | #8 | 0 |
| twenty twenty one | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| twenty twenty | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| customizer options | #12 | #19 | up 1 |
| options | #17 | #18 | down 1 |
| modify your tag | #23 | #22 | 0 |
| dashicons | #15 | #15 | down 3 |
| inject | #22 | #18 | down 1 |
| option | #24 | #18 | down 1 |
| theme options | #24 | #20 | down 2 |
| site options | #22 | #19 | 0 |
| change your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| customize your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
23 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 14 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “change”, “customize” and “modify” for “twenty”, “twenty seventeen” and “customizer options”. “change” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “twenty” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “customize” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “twenty seventeen” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “modify” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “customizer options” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 880 · 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
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.
3
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.5.3 · 18 May 2026
29
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 79% 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months 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 24 Aug 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mikeshouts4.0y ago
I have been using Options for Twenty-Nineteen since, well, 2019. Was won over by the plugin that I upgraded to the paid version. Never look back since. I have heard that it has superb support and today, I found out that is not a myth. It is real. Ran into some problems and the response to my call for help was swift. Happy customer. This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by mikeshouts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bakkel5.0y ago
I’ve been using this theme foor a few years now and this plugin is the perfect add on to have more control over what kind of info you want to show. Besides the plugin, the aftercare from the developers is simply fantastic! Highly recommending this plugin for every user of the twenty-nineteen theme.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Namita5.3y ago
I had request for this plugin, it was rolled out within a couple of days. Really nice that it is still supported since the theme is a bit older. I found the communication friendly and helpful. The plugin is very easy to use and very straightforward. Saved me a lot of time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ty5.4y ago
I discovered the Options for Twenty Nineteen plugin because I was looking for a way to customize theme colors with specific hex-code colors. Once I got it, I discovered it has a lot of other helpful options to customize the theme. Some I particularly like include checkboxes that hide the dashes that the theme includes in certain places and display the page title on the “posts” page. While it’s possible to control these things by changing the style.css page, this plugin made it much easier to make those changes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ estherkamara925.5y ago
I use this plugin to manage the blog of one of my clients. Even when using the free version this plugin allows for a lot of functionality. When I stumbled upon a bug and contacted customer support, Oliver helped me out real well. His response was super quick and detailed, and helpful as well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ redmondjv5.7y ago
A neat little plugin for expanding the parameters of 2019.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 3fires6.2y ago
Plugin gave me several options I needed to change elements in the template, and many more I didn’t realize I wanted until after purchasing.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ montparnos6.2y ago
A perfect plugin to make Twenty nineteen theme fully customizable. Simple, intuitive and the support is quick and very professional. Highly recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 1 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds powerful customizer options to modify all aspects of the default WordPress theme Twenty Nineteen."
- ! 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 Mentions Yoast, Jetpack.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 7 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,340 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "twentynineteen" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-22 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-20 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-19 800+ → 700+ down after 280 days in tier
- 2025-06-12 900+ → 800+ down after 206 days in tier
- 2024-11-18 1K+ → 900+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-11-14 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-13 1K+ → 900+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-11 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 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).
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Options for Twenty Seventeen 8K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Options for Twenty Twenty-One 6K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Options for Twenty Twenty 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Customize Twenty Seventeen 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
Customize Twenty Sixteen 500+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
Remove Footer Credit 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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