Parsedown for WordPress
by rob1n · Uncategorized
This plugin processes your posts and comments using the Parsedown library. It is a direct replacement for PHP Markdown Extra by Michel Fortin.
45 health vs 57 average across 9,502 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, 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 4102 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
22
now · peak 67
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 “70+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 80+ in roughly 1469 days.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-14 60+ → 70+ up after 63 days in band
- 2026-05-12 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-11 60+ → 70+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-05-08 70+ → 60+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-05-05 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-03 70+ → 60+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-04-30 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-29 70+ → 60+ down after 13 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- W WP-Markdown 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
- P pure writing 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Scrippet Block 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags C -
MD Block 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D - W WP-MediaWiki 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
- M MarkdownBar 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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