Pager Widget
by Paul Ryan · Admin & Utilities
Prints "Parent | Previous | Next" links to navigate between pages at the same level in the page hierarchy (and up to the parent page).
84 health vs 54 average across 2,165 Admin & Utilities plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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
79
now · peak 420
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2023-01-27 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-01-26 100+ → 200+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WP Widget in Navigation 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B - E Expanding Archives 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Custom Menu Wizard Widget 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Widgets for Google Reviews 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Breadcrumb NavXT 800K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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