Peer Categories
by Scott Reilly · Uncategorized
List the categories that are peer (i.e. share the same category parent) to all lowest-level assigned categories for the specified post.
61 health vs 58 average across 7,775 Uncategorized 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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 452 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
30
now · peak 102
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,374 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
No band crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Single Category Permalink 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D - R Related Posts by Category Widget 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Kntnt's Any Term for Beaver Builder Page Builder 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
VK All in One Expansion Unit 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
Pages with category and tag 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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