Ozh' Who Sees Ads
by Ozh · Uncategorized
Also makes 24 other plugins · 4.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Manage your ads. Define under what condition they will show (visitor from search engine, old post..). Make more money.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-18%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “ads”, “adsense” and “affiliate” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 77K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,782 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.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4334 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 9.9, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4334 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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 23d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 23d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ypn your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| ozh | #14 | #11 | 0 |
| yahoo publisher your tag | #23 | #17 | 0 |
| ads your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| adsense your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| affiliate your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 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
- “ads”, “adsense” and “affiliate” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 258 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
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 · v2.0.5 · 22 Dec 2014
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.3 years 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 21 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ vishal2133410.4y ago
Hi, Thank you for creating this plugin. I have heard and read lots of things about Adsense invalid activity and was searching some solution for it. I was reading a blog post and came to know about this plugin. Though I have not applied for Adsense yet for my site, I want to know that is this plugin still useful? And is there anything else to do once I install it? ( From technical side ) Because this plugin is not updated since 1 year? If you are still active on this forum, I would love to get a reply back from you. Thank you. have great time. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ George Appiah11.3y ago
This is a simple plugin without complex and confusing admin options. Works like a charm!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jp211213.9y ago
Works as expected, use it to show ads or other content depending on the nature of the visitor. I wish it would work with caching, though.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Manage your ads. Define under what condition they will show (visitor from search engine, old post..). Make..."
- ! 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 1,021 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("affiliate", "yahoo publisher", "ypn" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-07-01 200+ → 100+ down after 344 days in tier
- 2023-07-23 300+ → 200+ down after 236 days in tier
- 2022-11-29 400+ → 300+ down after 35 days in tier
- 2022-10-25 300+ → 400+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 400+ → 300+ down after 417 days in tier
- 2021-08-13 500+ → 400+ down after 135 days in tier
- 2021-03-31 600+ → 500+ down after 189 days in tier
- 2020-09-23 1K+ → 600+ down after 384 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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Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Listdom Ads Addon – Display Ads on Listing Pages 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads 300K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
AdRotate Banner Manager 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Quads Ads Manager for Google AdSense 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Quick Adsense – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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