Pending Status
by Room 34 Creative Services, LLC · Uncategorized
Also makes 9 other plugins · 13.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈200 estimated
Momentum
+28%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “notifications” and “workflow” for “status” and “status code”. “notifications” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “status” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “workflow” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “status code” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.3%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 4.6K 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 166 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
40
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-1.9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pending your tag | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| pending posts | #1 | #6 | 0 |
| pending review your tag | #3 | #11 | 0 |
| status | #12 | #20 | up 7 |
| post status your tag | #18 | #21 | 0 |
| server status | #14 | #22 | up 4 |
| status code | #15 | #22 | 0 |
| website status | #13 | #21 | down 5 |
| site status | #16 | #20 | up 1 |
| notifications your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| workflow your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “notifications” and “workflow” for “status” and “status code”. “notifications” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “status” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “workflow” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “status code” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,486 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 273 · 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.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.1.0 · 18 May 2026
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% 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 today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 200.
At the current install trend, crossing 300+ in roughly 299 days.
Install history since 5 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ digitaldonkey5mo ago
This plugin provides exactly what promised in a nice and friendly way. I also appreciate the small donation notice. No further ads and other annoyances. Can only afford to write a nice review.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Skylabb1.7y ago
This plugin addresses a not well used but important feature. When there’s a pending status of a post for review and approval, how is site admin or editor supposed to know? Dashboard widget showing pending posts is the simplest and appropriate solution. thanks for the good work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ psypat2.9y ago
Works as it should, small, easy, perfekt!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 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 Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,074 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "post status" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-29 200+ → 100+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 100+ → 200+ up after 613 days in tier
- 2025-02-14 90+ → 100+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2025-01-19 100+ → 90+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-01-17 90+ → 100+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-01-13 100+ → 90+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2024-12-31 90+ → 100+ up after 2 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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PublishPress Statuses – Custom Post Status and Workflow 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Contributor Notifications 80+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Unpublish 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
ActiveCampaign Postmark for WordPress 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag C -
Zapier for WordPress 50K+ installs · 2.5★ · 1 shared tag C -
WP Telegram (Auto Post and Notifications) 30K+ installs · 5.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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