Page Theme
by CyanSmoker · Uncategorized
Specify the theme (not template, that is already taken care of by Wordpress) you wish to use with each given page or blog post.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
-6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “interface”, “page” and “pages” 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.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 50.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,767 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.
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.0, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 5055 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.0; the current branch is 6.8
4.1★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5055 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| interface your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pages your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| url your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “interface”, “page” and “pages” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 98 · peaks are release surges
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 21 Oct 2026.
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
13.8y ago
latest release · v3.5 · 28 Dec 2012
8
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.
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.
Install history since 24 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ guilamu7.9y ago
Not working anymore with WordPress 5+ This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by guilamu.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ michaldybczak12.3y ago
It works as promised, no complains. Although there is a mark that it works up to 3.5.0, it works correctly with 3.9.1 as well. At first I thought it didn’t but it was merely a matter of settings. Awesome plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ amir.sarya12.5y ago
this option must be as default option in wordpress because it’s really necessary to define certain theme for certain category or menu. how ever this plugin is work well
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ whdsolutions12.6y ago
Worked amazingly under 3.8 but has stopped working with the 3.8.1 update
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Summer12.7y ago
Loved this when it worked and have gotten rid of the category in which I could use it until I find something that works! If this plugin is updated I know many people would love it too!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WasabiBoy12.9y ago
This seems to work for me over others.. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jo Sprague12.9y ago
Doesn’t allow you to assign a theme to a whole blog category. You only assign a theme to an individual page or post, not to groups of pages or whole categories. The interface for choosing a page theme is complex and buggy, and I experienced problems with child themes not loading correctly when this plugin was installed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dmahler13.8y ago
Thank you so much! This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. I used to have WP websites on one installation and then the blog on another. I decided to get everything under one install of WP but could not figure out how the heck to get the different layouts working. Your plugin is the solution. I have a template for the main website and one for the blog now and your plugin lets me choose which to use. I will be sending a donation your way shortly in expression of my thanks! Debbie
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 819 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "pages", "url" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-10 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-08 200+ → 300+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2026-03-12 300+ → 200+ down after 301 days in tier
- 2025-05-15 400+ → 300+ down after 272 days in tier
- 2024-08-16 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-08-14 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-13 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-12 400+ → 500+ up after 14 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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Display Posts – Easy lists, grids, navigation, and more 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags C -
Quick Bulk Post & Page Creator 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D - Q Query Posts 700+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags D
- W WP Admin UI Customize 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
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Essential Widgets 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Posts in Page 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
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