Pen
by htmlpie · Uncategorized
This plugin adds some cool features to the Pen theme.
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Health
C 67/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+29%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “customize”, “metadata” and “ux” for “cooking”, “splash screen” and “css3 effects”. “customize” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cooking” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “metadata” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “splash screen” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ux” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “css3 effects” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
67 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.8%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 70.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
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: Support resolution
Updated 456 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mataboxes your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| postmeta your tag | #18 | #17 | down 2 |
| cooking | #16 | #12 | down 1 |
| splash screen | #18 | #16 | down 3 |
| css3 effects | #24 | #20 | 0 |
| customize your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| metadata your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ux your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 13 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “customize”, “metadata” and “ux” for “cooking”, “splash screen” and “css3 effects”. “customize” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cooking” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “metadata” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “splash screen” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ux” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “css3 effects” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.3K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
1.2y ago
latest release · v1.1.7 · 1 Aug 2025
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 90% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago; the previous band took 2.3 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 29 Nov 2020
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 27 languages, 7 at 90% or more
Plus 3 more locales with partial translations.
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin adds some cool features to the Pen theme."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "if you need").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,019 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "mataboxes", "postmeta" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-11 3K+ → 2K+ down after 828 days in tier
- 2023-05-06 4K+ → 3K+ down after 627 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 3K+ → 4K+ up
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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Customize Posts 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A - W WP Meta and Date Remover 80K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B
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Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce 80K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag C - L Login Logo 40K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag C
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Visual CSS Style Editor 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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